What color is #A6E7BC?

#A6E7BC 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 #A6E7BC?

The RGB value is 166, 231, 188: 166 red, 231 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6E7BC?

The complementary color is #E7A6D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6E7BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6E7BC color

#A6E7BC rgb(166, 231, 188)

Shades of green

The hex color #A6E7BC is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 90.6% green and 73.7% blue (166, 231, 188).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 58% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Glaucous Green (#B3E8C2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.78:1).

#A6E7BC color codes

HEX	`#A6E7BC`
RGB	`rgb(166, 231, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 90.6%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 58%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 28%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 19%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.45, -29.07, 14.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.45, 32.47, 153.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.376, 68.887, 58.051)`
Decimal	`10938300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6E7BC, 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 #A6E7BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6E7BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.78:1	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 #A6E7BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6e7bc; }
.text { color: #a6e7bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6e7bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 231 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6e7bc, #a6e7dd); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A6E7BC?: #A6E7BC 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 #A6E7BC?: The RGB value is 166, 231, 188: 166 red, 231 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6E7BC?: The complementary color is #E7A6D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6E7BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.