What color is #A6DBB3?

#A6DBB3 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Big Spender. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6DBB3?

The RGB value is 166, 219, 179: 166 red, 219 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6DBB3?

The complementary color is #DBA6CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6DBB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.4:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6DBB3 color

#A6DBB3 rgb(166, 219, 179)

Shades of green

The hex color #A6DBB3 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 85.9% green and 70.2% blue (166, 219, 179).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 42% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Big Spender (#ACDDAF), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.4:1).

#A6DBB3 color codes

HEX	`#A6DBB3`
RGB	`rgb(166, 219, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 85.9%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 42%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 24%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 18%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.93, -24.96, 14.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.93, 28.73, 150.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.192, 62.023, 52.019)`
Decimal	`10935219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6DBB3, 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 #A6DBB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6DBB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.4:1	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 #A6DBB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6dbb3; }
.text { color: #a6dbb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6dbb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 219 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6dbb3, #a6dbce); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A6DBB3?: #A6DBB3 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Big Spender. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6DBB3?: The RGB value is 166, 219, 179: 166 red, 219 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6DBB3?: The complementary color is #DBA6CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6DBB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.4:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.