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#A6C087 Color

#A6C087 is rgb(166, 192, 135) in RGB, hsl(87, 31%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 30%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olivine (#9AB973), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A6C087
HEX#A6C087
RGBrgb(166, 192, 135)
HSLhsl(87, 31%, 64%)
HSVhsv(87, 30%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 30%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(77.4% 0.083 128.1)
LABlab(74.66% -16.66 25.76)
LCHlch(74.66% 30.68 122.89)

What #A6C087 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A6C087, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olivine#9AB973ΔE 7.65Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 10.02Sage#9CAF88ΔE 10.67Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 13.75Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 13.81Misty Moss#BBB477ΔE 14.11

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#A6C087 Channel Values

How #A6C087 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 166 · G 192 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 87° · S 31% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 87° · S 30% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2:1 vs white · 10.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A6C087 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A6C087 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A6C087

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A6C087; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A6C087
Complementary
#A087C0
Analogous
#C0BD87
Analogous
#8AC087
Triadic
#87A6C0
Triadic
#C087A6
Split comp.
#878AC0
Split comp.
#BD87C0

Tints & Shades of #A6C087

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B2C897
#BFD1A8
#CBDAB9
#D5E1C6
#E1EAD7
#EEF3E8

Shades

#90B069
#7C9D53
#647F43
#4F6435
#374625
#222B17

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A6C087.

How #A6C087 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A6C087
Protanopia#BCBC87
Protanomaly#B4BE87
Deuteranopia#B8B888
Deuteranomaly#B1BB88
Tritanopia#ADBABA
Tritanomaly#AABCA8
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A6C087 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a6c087: #A6C087;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A6C087;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a6c087': '#A6C087' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.651, green: 0.753, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_a6c087">#A6C087</color>
SVG fillfill="#A6C087"

More Green Colors

#A6C087 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A6C087 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A6C087?

#A6C087 is a light green — rgb(166, 192, 135) in RGB and hsl(87, 31%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olivine (#9AB973), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.65.

What is the RGB value of #A6C087?

#A6C087 is rgb(166, 192, 135) — red 166, green 192, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A6C087?

#A6C087 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 30%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A6C087 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A6C087 scores 2:1 against white and 10.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A6C087 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A6C087 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 10.02, which is visibly different.

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