What color is #A6D7C8?

#A6D7C8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6D7C8?

The RGB value is 166, 215, 200: 166 red, 215 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6D7C8?

The complementary color is #D7A6B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6D7C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6D7C8 color

#A6D7C8 rgb(166, 215, 200)

Shades of green

The hex color #A6D7C8 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 84.3% green and 78.4% blue (166, 215, 200).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 38% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Whirlpool (#A5D8CD), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.18:1).

#A6D7C8 color codes

HEX	`#A6D7C8`
RGB	`rgb(166, 215, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 84.3%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 38%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 23%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 7%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.31, -18.93, 2.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.31, 19.06, 173.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.449, 60.876, 63.725)`
Decimal	`10934216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6D7C8, 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 #A6D7C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6D7C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.18:1	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 #A6D7C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6d7c8; }
.text { color: #a6d7c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6d7c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 215 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6d7c8, #a6ced7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #A6D7C8?: #A6D7C8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6D7C8?: The RGB value is 166, 215, 200: 166 red, 215 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6D7C8?: The complementary color is #D7A6B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6D7C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.