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#A6D9C3 Color

#A6D9C3 is rgb(166, 217, 195) in RGB, hsl(154, 40%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 10%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A6D9C3
HEX#A6D9C3
RGBrgb(166, 217, 195)
HSLhsl(154, 40%, 75%)
HSVhsv(154, 24%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 10%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(84.4% 0.061 166.6)
LABlab(82.67% -20.51 5.22)
LCHlch(82.67% 21.16 165.71)

What #A6D9C3 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 #A6D9C3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 6.53Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 8.13Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 9.18Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 9.53Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 10.08Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 10.2

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

#A6D9C3 Channel Values

How #A6D9C3 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 217 · B 1958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 154° · S 40% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 154° · S 24% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.57:1 vs white · 13.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A6D9C3 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 text1.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A6D9C3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A6D9C3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A6D9C3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A6D9C3
Complementary
#D9A6BC
Analogous
#A6D9A9
Analogous
#A6D5D9
Triadic
#C3A6D9
Triadic
#D9C3A6
Split comp.
#D9A6D5
Split comp.
#D9A9A6

Tints & Shades of #A6D9C3

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

#B0DDCA
#BFE3D4
#C9E8DB
#D4EDE2
#DFF1E9
#EDF7F3

Shades

#82C9AB
#5EBA92
#45A179
#34795B
#255640
#153226

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A6D9C3.

How #A6D9C3 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#A6D9C3
Protanopia#D1D1C3
Protanomaly#C2D5C3
Deuteranopia#CACAC4
Deuteranomaly#BDD0C4
Tritanopia#AAD6D6
Tritanomaly#A8D7CF
Achromatopsia#CECECE

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Using #A6D9C3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a6d9c3: #A6D9C3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A6D9C3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a6d9c3': '#A6D9C3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.651, green: 0.851, blue: 0.765)
Android XML<color name="color_a6d9c3">#A6D9C3</color>
SVG fillfill="#A6D9C3"

More Green Colors

#A6D9C3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A6D9C3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A6D9C3?

#A6D9C3 is a light green — rgb(166, 217, 195) in RGB and hsl(154, 40%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.53.

What is the RGB value of #A6D9C3?

#A6D9C3 is rgb(166, 217, 195) — red 166, green 217, and blue 195 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A6D9C3?

#A6D9C3 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 10%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A6D9C3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A6D9C3 scores 1.57:1 against white and 13.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A6D9C3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A6D9C3 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 paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 13.98, which is visibly different.

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