What color is #A6C6AB?

#A6C6AB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6C6AB?

The RGB value is 166, 198, 171: 166 red, 198 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6C6AB?

The complementary color is #C6A6C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6C6AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6C6AB color

#A6C6AB rgb(166, 198, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #A6C6AB is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 77.6% green and 67.1% blue (166, 198, 171).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 22% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#A6C6AB color codes

HEX	`#A6C6AB`
RGB	`rgb(166, 198, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 77.6%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 22%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 16%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 14%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.94, -15.97, 9.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.94, 18.84, 147.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.269, 51.434, 46.168)`
Decimal	`10929835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6C6AB, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A6C6AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6C6AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A6C6AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6c6ab; }
.text { color: #a6c6ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6c6ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 198 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6c6ab, #a6c6bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #A6C6AB?: #A6C6AB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6C6AB?: The RGB value is 166, 198, 171: 166 red, 198 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6C6AB?: The complementary color is #C6A6C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6C6AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.