What color is #A6C9AA?

#A6C9AA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6C9AA?

The RGB value is 166, 201, 170: 166 red, 201 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6C9AA?

The complementary color is #C9A6C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6C9AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6C9AA color

#A6C9AA rgb(166, 201, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #A6C9AA is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 78.8% green and 66.7% blue (166, 201, 170).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 24% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.56:1).

#A6C9AA color codes

HEX	`#A6C9AA`
RGB	`rgb(166, 201, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 78.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 24%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 17%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 15%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.75, -17.68, 11.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.75, 21.18, 146.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.866, 52.782, 45.899)`
Decimal	`10930602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6C9AA, 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 #A6C9AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6C9AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.56:1	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 #A6C9AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6c9aa; }
.text { color: #a6c9aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6c9aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 201 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6c9aa, #a6c9bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #A6C9AA?: #A6C9AA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6C9AA?: The RGB value is 166, 201, 170: 166 red, 201 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6C9AA?: The complementary color is #C9A6C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6C9AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.