What color is #A6D8A2?

#A6D8A2 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6D8A2?

The RGB value is 166, 216, 162: 166 red, 216 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6D8A2?

The complementary color is #D4A2D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6D8A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6D8A2 color

#A6D8A2 rgb(166, 216, 162)

Shades of green

The hex color #A6D8A2 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 84.7% green and 63.5% blue (166, 216, 162).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 41% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Fizz (#B1DBAA), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.97:1).

#A6D8A2 color codes

HEX	`#A6D8A2`
RGB	`rgb(166, 216, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 84.7%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 41%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 25%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 25%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.74, -26.48, 21.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.74, 34.11, 140.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.802, 59.826, 43.257)`
Decimal	`10934434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6D8A2, 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 #A6D8A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6D8A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.97:1	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 #A6D8A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6d8a2; }
.text { color: #a6d8a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6d8a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 216 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6d8a2, #a2d8b9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A6D8A2?: #A6D8A2 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6D8A2?: The RGB value is 166, 216, 162: 166 red, 216 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6D8A2?: The complementary color is #D4A2D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6D8A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.