What color is #A6DCAC?

#A6DCAC 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 #A6DCAC?

The RGB value is 166, 220, 172: 166 red, 220 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6DCAC?

The complementary color is #DCA6D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6DCAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6DCAC color

#A6DCAC rgb(166, 220, 172)

Shades of green

The hex color #A6DCAC is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 86.3% green and 67.5% blue (166, 220, 172).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 44% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Big Spender (#ACDDAF), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.45:1).

#A6DCAC color codes

HEX	`#A6DCAC`
RGB	`rgb(166, 220, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 86.3%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 44%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 25%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 22%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.06, -26.7, 18.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.06, 32.24, 145.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.763, 62.27, 48.472)`
Decimal	`10935468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6DCAC, 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 #A6DCAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6DCAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.45:1	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 #A6DCAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6dcac; }
.text { color: #a6dcac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6dcac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 220 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6dcac, #a6dcc7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A6DCAC?: #A6DCAC 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 #A6DCAC?: The RGB value is 166, 220, 172: 166 red, 220 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6DCAC?: The complementary color is #DCA6D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6DCAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.