What color is #A6F5D7?

#A6F5D7 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Seafoam Splashes. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6F5D7?

The RGB value is 166, 245, 215: 166 red, 245 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6F5D7?

The complementary color is #F5A6C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6F5D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.66:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6F5D7 color

#A6F5D7 rgb(166, 245, 215)

Shades of green

The hex color #A6F5D7 is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 96.1% green and 84.3% blue (166, 245, 215).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 80% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Splashes (#B0EFCE), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.66:1).

#A6F5D7 color codes

HEX	`#A6F5D7`
RGB	`rgb(166, 245, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 96.1%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 80%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 32%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 12%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.92, -30.44, 6.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.92, 31.19, 167.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.64, 78.315, 76.198)`
Decimal	`10941911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6F5D7, 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 #A6F5D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6F5D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.66:1	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 #A6F5D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6f5d7; }
.text { color: #a6f5d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6f5d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 245 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6f5d7, #a6ecf5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A6F5D7?: #A6F5D7 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Seafoam Splashes. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6F5D7?: The RGB value is 166, 245, 215: 166 red, 245 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6F5D7?: The complementary color is #F5A6C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6F5D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.66:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.