What color is #A6E0AF?

#A6E0AF is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Celadon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6E0AF?

The RGB value is 166, 224, 175: 166 red, 224 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6E0AF?

The complementary color is #E0A6D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6E0AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.9:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6E0AF color

#A6E0AF rgb(166, 224, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #A6E0AF is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 87.8% green and 68.6% blue (166, 224, 175).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 48% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Celadon (#ACE1AF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.9:1).

#A6E0AF color codes

HEX	`#A6E0AF`
RGB	`rgb(166, 224, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 87.8%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 48%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 26%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 22%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.23, -28.09, 18.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.23, 33.44, 147.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.117, 64.512, 50.361)`
Decimal	`10936495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6E0AF, 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 #A6E0AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6E0AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.9:1	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 #A6E0AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6e0af; }
.text { color: #a6e0af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6e0af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 224 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6e0af, #a6e0cc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A6E0AF?: #A6E0AF is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Celadon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6E0AF?: The RGB value is 166, 224, 175: 166 red, 224 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6E0AF?: The complementary color is #E0A6D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6E0AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.9:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.