What color is #A6CCAB?

#A6CCAB 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 #A6CCAB?

The RGB value is 166, 204, 171: 166 red, 204 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6CCAB?

The complementary color is #CCA6C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6CCAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6CCAB color

#A6CCAB rgb(166, 204, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #A6CCAB is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 80% green and 67.1% blue (166, 204, 171).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 27% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.85:1).

#A6CCAB color codes

HEX	`#A6CCAB`
RGB	`rgb(166, 204, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 80%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 27%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 19%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 16%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.6, -19.01, 12.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.6, 22.66, 147.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.668, 54.232, 46.635)`
Decimal	`10931371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6CCAB, 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 #A6CCAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6CCAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.85:1	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 #A6CCAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6ccab; }
.text { color: #a6ccab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6ccab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 204 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6ccab, #a6ccbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #A6CCAB?: #A6CCAB 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 #A6CCAB?: The RGB value is 166, 204, 171: 166 red, 204 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6CCAB?: The complementary color is #CCA6C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6CCAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.