What color is #A6E6BE?

#A6E6BE is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Glaucous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6E6BE?

The RGB value is 166, 230, 190: 166 red, 230 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6E6BE?

The complementary color is #E6A6CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6E6BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6E6BE color

#A6E6BE rgb(166, 230, 190)

Shades of green

The hex color #A6E6BE is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 90.2% green and 74.5% blue (166, 230, 190).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 56% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Glaucous Green (#B3E8C2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.68:1).

#A6E6BE color codes

HEX	`#A6E6BE`
RGB	`rgb(166, 230, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 90.2%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 56%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 28%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 17%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.21, -28.22, 13.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.21, 31.11, 155.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.314, 68.416, 59.102)`
Decimal	`10938046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6E6BE, 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 #A6E6BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6E6BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.68:1	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 #A6E6BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6e6be; }
.text { color: #a6e6be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6e6be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 230 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6e6be, #a6e6de); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A6E6BE?: #A6E6BE is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Glaucous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6E6BE?: The RGB value is 166, 230, 190: 166 red, 230 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6E6BE?: The complementary color is #E6A6CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6E6BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.