What color is #A6F0B4?

#A6F0B4 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ultra Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6F0B4?

The RGB value is 166, 240, 180: 166 red, 240 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6F0B4?

The complementary color is #F0A6E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6F0B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6F0B4 color

#A6F0B4 rgb(166, 240, 180)

Shades of green

The hex color #A6F0B4 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 94.1% green and 70.6% blue (166, 240, 180).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 71% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Ultra Mint (#A3EFB8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.74:1).

#A6F0B4 color codes

HEX	`#A6F0B4`
RGB	`rgb(166, 240, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 94.1%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 71%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 31%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 25%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.79, -34.72, 21.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.79, 41.04, 147.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.121, 73.72, 54.496)`
Decimal	`10940596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6F0B4, 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 #A6F0B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6F0B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.74:1	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 #A6F0B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6f0b4; }
.text { color: #a6f0b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6f0b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 240 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6f0b4, #a6f0d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A6F0B4?: #A6F0B4 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ultra Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6F0B4?: The RGB value is 166, 240, 180: 166 red, 240 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6F0B4?: The complementary color is #F0A6E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6F0B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.