What color is #A6D5B6?

#A6D5B6 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6D5B6?

The RGB value is 166, 213, 182: 166 red, 213 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6D5B6?

The complementary color is #D5A6C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6D5B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6D5B6 color

#A6D5B6 rgb(166, 213, 182)

Shades of green

The hex color #A6D5B6 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 83.5% green and 71.4% blue (166, 213, 182).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 36% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.81:1).

#A6D5B6 color codes

HEX	`#A6D5B6`
RGB	`rgb(166, 213, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 83.5%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 36%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 22%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 15%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.33, -21.46, 10.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.33, 23.84, 154.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.961, 59.071, 53.122)`
Decimal	`10933686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6D5B6, 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 #A6D5B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6D5B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.81:1	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 #A6D5B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6d5b6; }
.text { color: #a6d5b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6d5b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 213 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6d5b6, #a6d5cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #A6D5B6?: #A6D5B6 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6D5B6?: The RGB value is 166, 213, 182: 166 red, 213 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6D5B6?: The complementary color is #D5A6C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6D5B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.