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#A6CEA6 Color

#A6CEA6 is rgb(166, 206, 166) in RGB, hsl(120, 29%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 0%, 19%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A6CEA6
HEX#A6CEA6
RGBrgb(166, 206, 166)
HSLhsl(120, 29%, 73%)
HSVhsv(120, 19%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 19%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(81.2% 0.07 144.9)
LABlab(79.07% -19.50 15.44)
LCHlch(79.07% 24.87 141.62)

What #A6CEA6 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 #A6CEA6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#A6CEA6 Channel Values

How #A6CEA6 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 206 · B 1668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 120° · S 29% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 120° · S 19% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A6CEA6 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 text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A6CEA6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A6CEA6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #A6CEA6

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.

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How #A6CEA6 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#A6CEA6
Protanopia#C8C8A6
Protanomaly#BBCAA6
Deuteranopia#C2C2A7
Deuteranomaly#B7C7A7
Tritanopia#ACCACA
Tritanomaly#A9CBBC
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

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Using #A6CEA6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a6cea6: #A6CEA6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A6CEA6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a6cea6': '#A6CEA6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.651, green: 0.808, blue: 0.651)
Android XML<color name="color_a6cea6">#A6CEA6</color>
SVG fillfill="#A6CEA6"

More Green Colors

#A6CEA6 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A6CEA6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A6CEA6?

#A6CEA6 is a light green — rgb(166, 206, 166) in RGB and hsl(120, 29%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.67.

What is the RGB value of #A6CEA6?

#A6CEA6 is rgb(166, 206, 166) — red 166, green 206, and blue 166 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A6CEA6?

#A6CEA6 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 0%, 19%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A6CEA6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A6CEA6 scores 1.75:1 against white and 12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A6CEA6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A6CEA6 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 7.83, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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