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#A6E8BC Color

#A6E8BC is rgb(166, 232, 188) in RGB, hsl(140, 59%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 19%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Teal Deer (#99E6B3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A6E8BC
HEX#A6E8BC
RGBrgb(166, 232, 188)
HSLhsl(140, 59%, 78%)
HSVhsv(140, 28%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 19%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(87.5% 0.09 154.9)
LABlab(86.69% -28.23 14.53)
LCHlch(86.69% 31.75 152.76)

What #A6E8BC 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 #A6E8BC, 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.

#A6E8BC Channel Values

How #A6E8BC 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 232 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 140° · S 59% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 140° · S 28% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.41:1 vs white · 14.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A6E8BC 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 text1.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A6E8BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A6E8BC; 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 #A6E8BC

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 #A6E8BC 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#A6E8BC
Protanopia#DFDFBC
Protanomaly#CAE2BC
Deuteranopia#D5D5BE
Deuteranomaly#C4DDBD
Tritanopia#ADE3E3
Tritanomaly#AAE5D5
Achromatopsia#D9D9D9

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Using #A6E8BC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a6e8bc: #A6E8BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A6E8BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a6e8bc': '#A6E8BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.651, green: 0.910, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_a6e8bc">#A6E8BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#A6E8BC"

More Green Colors

#A6E8BC sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A6E8BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A6E8BC?

#A6E8BC is a light green — rgb(166, 232, 188) in RGB and hsl(140, 59%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Teal Deer (#99E6B3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.31.

What is the RGB value of #A6E8BC?

#A6E8BC is rgb(166, 232, 188) — red 166, green 232, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A6E8BC?

#A6E8BC converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 19%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A6E8BC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A6E8BC scores 1.41:1 against white and 14.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A6E8BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A6E8BC 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 16.11, which is visibly different.

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