#A6E26E Color

#A6E26E is rgb(166, 226, 110) in RGB, hsl(91, 67%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 0%, 51%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), visibly different at ΔE 11.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A6E26E

HEX#A6E26E

RGBrgb(166, 226, 110)

HSLhsl(91, 67%, 66%)

HSVhsv(91, 51%, 89%)

CMYKcmyk(27%, 0%, 51%, 11%)

OKLCHoklch(84.7% 0.16 131.6)

LABlab(83.94% -34.10 49.62)

LCHlch(83.94% 60.21 124.50)

What #A6E26E 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 #A6E26E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 11.95 June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 14.24 Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 14.62 Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 15.92 Light Green#90EE90ΔE 16.17 Mantis#74C365ΔE 16.66

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#A6E26E Channel Values

How #A6E26E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 166 · G 226 · B 110	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 91° · S 67% · L 66%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 91° · S 51% · V 89%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 27% · M 0% · Y 51% · K 11%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.53:1 vs white · 13.73:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A6E26E 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 text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text13.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A6E26E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A6E26E; 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 #A6E26E

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 #A6E26E 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#A6E26E

Protanopia#D9D96F

Protanomaly#C7DD6E

Deuteranopia#D1D171

Deuteranomaly#C1D870

Tritanopia#B4D8D8

Tritanomaly#AFDCB7

Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

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Using #A6E26E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a6e26e: #A6E26E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A6E26E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a6e26e': '#A6E26E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.651, green: 0.886, blue: 0.431)

Android XML<color name="color_a6e26e">#A6E26E</color>

SVG fillfill="#A6E26E"

More Green Colors

#A6E26E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#A6E26E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A6E26E?

#A6E26E is a light green — rgb(166, 226, 110) in RGB and hsl(91, 67%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.95.

What is the RGB value of #A6E26E?

#A6E26E is rgb(166, 226, 110) — red 166, green 226, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A6E26E?

#A6E26E converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 0%, 51%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A6E26E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A6E26E scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A6E26E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A6E26E 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 16.17, which is visibly different.

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