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#A6DEBF Color

#A6DEBF is rgb(166, 222, 191) in RGB, hsl(147, 46%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 14%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A6DEBF
HEX#A6DEBF
RGBrgb(166, 222, 191)
HSLhsl(147, 46%, 76%)
HSVhsv(147, 25%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 14%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(85.3% 0.072 160.2)
LABlab(83.97% -23.37 9.17)
LCHlch(83.97% 25.10 158.58)

What #A6DEBF 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 #A6DEBF, 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.

#A6DEBF Channel Values

How #A6DEBF 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 222 · B 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 147° · S 46% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 147° · S 25% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.52:1 vs white · 13.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A6DEBF 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 text1.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A6DEBF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A6DEBF; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #A6DEBF

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A6DEBF.

How #A6DEBF 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#A6DEBF
Protanopia#D6D6BF
Protanomaly#C4D9BF
Deuteranopia#CECEC1
Deuteranomaly#BFD4C0
Tritanopia#ABDADA
Tritanomaly#A9DCD0
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A6DEBF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a6debf: #A6DEBF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A6DEBF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a6debf': '#A6DEBF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.651, green: 0.871, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_a6debf">#A6DEBF</color>
SVG fillfill="#A6DEBF"

More Green Colors

#A6DEBF sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A6DEBF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A6DEBF?

#A6DEBF is a light green — rgb(166, 222, 191) in RGB and hsl(147, 46%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.31.

What is the RGB value of #A6DEBF?

#A6DEBF is rgb(166, 222, 191) — red 166, green 222, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A6DEBF?

#A6DEBF converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 14%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A6DEBF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A6DEBF scores 1.52:1 against white and 13.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A6DEBF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A6DEBF 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 14.72, which is visibly different.

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