What color is #A6FFAF?

#A6FFAF is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Creamy Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6FFAF?

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

What is the complementary color of #A6FFAF?

The complementary color is #FFA6F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6FFAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6FFAF color

#A6FFAF rgb(166, 255, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #A6FFAF is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 100% green and 68.6% blue (166, 255, 175).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 100% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Mint (#AAFFAA), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.54:1).

#A6FFAF color codes

HEX	`#A6FFAF`
RGB	`rgb(166, 255, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 100%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 100%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 35%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 31%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.89, -42.31, 30.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.89, 51.88, 144.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.221, 82.719, 53.395)`
Decimal	`10944431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6FFAF, 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 #A6FFAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6FFAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.54:1	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 #A6FFAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6ffaf; }
.text { color: #a6ffaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6ffaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 255 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6ffaf, #a6ffdb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A6FFAF?: #A6FFAF is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Creamy Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6FFAF?: The RGB value is 166, 255, 175: 166 red, 255 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6FFAF?: The complementary color is #FFA6F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6FFAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.