What color is #A6CBAE?

#A6CBAE is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6CBAE?

The RGB value is 166, 203, 174: 166 red, 203 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6CBAE?

The complementary color is #CBA6C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6CBAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6CBAE color

#A6CBAE rgb(166, 203, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #A6CBAE is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 79.6% green and 68.2% blue (166, 203, 174).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 26% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.77:1).

#A6CBAE color codes

HEX	`#A6CBAE`
RGB	`rgb(166, 203, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 79.6%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 26%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 18%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 14%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.39, -17.96, 10.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.39, 20.77, 149.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.72, 53.874, 48.079)`
Decimal	`10931118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6CBAE, 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 #A6CBAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6CBAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.77:1	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 #A6CBAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6cbae; }
.text { color: #a6cbae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6cbae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 203 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6cbae, #a6cbc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #A6CBAE?: #A6CBAE is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6CBAE?: The RGB value is 166, 203, 174: 166 red, 203 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6CBAE?: The complementary color is #CBA6C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6CBAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.