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#A6C8A3 Color

#A6C8A3 is rgb(166, 200, 163) in RGB, hsl(115, 25%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 19%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A6C8A3
HEX#A6C8A3
RGBrgb(166, 200, 163)
HSLhsl(115, 25%, 71%)
HSVhsv(115, 19%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 19%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(79.8% 0.063 142.8)
LABlab(77.35% -17.09 14.65)
LCHlch(77.35% 22.51 139.40)

What #A6C8A3 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 #A6C8A3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 5.86Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.97Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 8.16Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 8.19Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 9.08Sage#9CAF88ΔE 10.01

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

#A6C8A3 Channel Values

How #A6C8A3 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 200 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 115° · S 25% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 115° · S 19% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A6C8A3 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A6C8A3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A6C8A3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A6C8A3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A6C8A3
Complementary
#C4A3C8
Analogous
#B8C8A3
Analogous
#A3C8B2
Triadic
#A3A6C8
Triadic
#C8A3A6
Split comp.
#B2A3C8
Split comp.
#C8A3B8

Tints & Shades of #A6C8A3

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

#B2CFAF
#BED7BC
#CBDEC9
#D4E4D2
#E0ECDF
#EDF4EC

Shades

#87B483
#6BA366
#558650
#43693F
#2E492C
#1C2D1B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A6C8A3.

How #A6C8A3 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#A6C8A3
Protanopia#C3C3A3
Protanomaly#B8C5A3
Deuteranopia#BEBEA4
Deuteranomaly#B5C2A4
Tritanopia#ABC4C4
Tritanomaly#A9C6B8
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

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Using #A6C8A3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a6c8a3: #A6C8A3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A6C8A3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a6c8a3': '#A6C8A3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.651, green: 0.784, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_a6c8a3">#A6C8A3</color>
SVG fillfill="#A6C8A3"

More Green Colors

#A6C8A3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#A6C8A3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A6C8A3?

#A6C8A3 is a light green — rgb(166, 200, 163) in RGB and hsl(115, 25%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.86.

What is the RGB value of #A6C8A3?

#A6C8A3 is rgb(166, 200, 163) — red 166, green 200, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A6C8A3?

#A6C8A3 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 19%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A6C8A3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A6C8A3 scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A6C8A3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A6C8A3 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 7.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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