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#A6DECD Color

#A6DECD is rgb(166, 222, 205) in RGB, hsl(162, 46%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 8%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Robin Egg Blue (#96DED1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A6DECD
HEX#A6DECD
RGBrgb(166, 222, 205)
HSLhsl(162, 46%, 76%)
HSVhsv(162, 25%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 8%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(85.7% 0.062 174.1)
LABlab(84.25% -21.28 2.24)
LCHlch(84.25% 21.39 173.99)

What #A6DECD 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 #A6DECD, 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.

#A6DECD Channel Values

How #A6DECD 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 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 162° · S 46% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 162° · S 25% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 8% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.51:1 vs white · 13.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A6DECD 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 text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A6DECD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A6DECD; 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 #A6DECD

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A6DECD.

How #A6DECD 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#A6DECD
Protanopia#D6D6CD
Protanomaly#C4D9CD
Deuteranopia#CECECE
Deuteranomaly#BFD4CE
Tritanopia#A9DCDC
Tritanomaly#A8DDD6
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

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Using #A6DECD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a6decd: #A6DECD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A6DECD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a6decd': '#A6DECD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.651, green: 0.871, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_a6decd">#A6DECD</color>
SVG fillfill="#A6DECD"

More Green Colors

#A6DECD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A6DECD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A6DECD?

#A6DECD is a light green — rgb(166, 222, 205) in RGB and hsl(162, 46%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Robin Egg Blue (#96DED1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.47.

What is the RGB value of #A6DECD?

#A6DECD is rgb(166, 222, 205) — red 166, green 222, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A6DECD?

#A6DECD converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 8%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A6DECD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A6DECD scores 1.51:1 against white and 13.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A6DECD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A6DECD 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 10.64, which is visibly different.

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