What color is #A6CAA9?

#A6CAA9 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6CAA9?

The RGB value is 166, 202, 169: 166 red, 202 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6CAA9?

The complementary color is #CAA6C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6CAA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6CAA9 color

#A6CAA9 rgb(166, 202, 169)

Shades of green

The hex color #A6CAA9 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 79.2% green and 66.3% blue (166, 202, 169).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 25% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.64:1).

#A6CAA9 color codes

HEX	`#A6CAA9`
RGB	`rgb(166, 202, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 79.2%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 25%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 18%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 16%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78, -18.36, 12.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78, 22.25, 145.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.006, 53.212, 45.481)`
Decimal	`10930857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6CAA9, 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 #A6CAA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6CAA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.64:1	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 #A6CAA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6caa9; }
.text { color: #a6caa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6caa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 202 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6caa9, #a6cabb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #A6CAA9?: #A6CAA9 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6CAA9?: The RGB value is 166, 202, 169: 166 red, 202 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6CAA9?: The complementary color is #CAA6C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6CAA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.