What color is #A6CFAB?

#A6CFAB 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 #A6CFAB?

The RGB value is 166, 207, 171: 166 red, 207 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6CFAB?

The complementary color is #CFA6CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6CFAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6CFAB color

#A6CFAB rgb(166, 207, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #A6CFAB is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 81.2% green and 67.1% blue (166, 207, 171).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 30% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.13:1).

#A6CFAB color codes

HEX	`#A6CFAB`
RGB	`rgb(166, 207, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 81.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 30%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 20%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 17%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.43, -20.51, 13.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.43, 24.56, 146.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.388, 55.672, 46.875)`
Decimal	`10932139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6CFAB, 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 #A6CFAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6CFAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.13:1	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 #A6CFAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6cfab; }
.text { color: #a6cfab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6cfab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 207 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6cfab, #a6cfbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #A6CFAB?: #A6CFAB 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 #A6CFAB?: The RGB value is 166, 207, 171: 166 red, 207 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6CFAB?: The complementary color is #CFA6CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6CFAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.