#a6c9aa Color Information

#a6c9aa Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #a6c9aa. In RGB, it consists of 65.1% Red, 78.8% Green, and 66.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 17.4% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 15.4% Yellow, and 21.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 126.9°, with saturation of 24.5% and lightness of 72%. The decimal value for #a6c9aa is 10930602, and its nearest "web safe" color is #99cc99. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #a6c9aa is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#a6c9aa Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color166, 201, 170 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color65.1%, 78.8%, 66.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.349, 0.212, 0.333 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.174, 0, 0.154, 0.212 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color126.9°, 24.5%, 72.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color126.9°, 17.4%, 78.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color43.868, 52.783, 45.906 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color166, 197, 201 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10930602 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color77.746, -17.677, 11.663 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)77.746, 21.178, 146.583 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color77.746, -17.746, 19.937 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color72.652, -19.359, 13.393 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.308, 0.370, 52.783 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289120682 / 0xffa6c9aa Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#99cc99 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #a6c9aa

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #a6c9aa, its pure hue is 126.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 24.5%, and its lightness is 72.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #a6c9aa, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #151915 to #91b095.

Tints of #a6c9aa

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #a6c9aa, its pure hue is 126.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 24.5%, and its lightness is 72.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #a6c9aa, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b1d0b5 to #f4f8f4.

Tones of #a6c9aa

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #a6c9aa, its pure hue is 126.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 24.5%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #a6c9aa, which range from #b8b8b8 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #70ff80 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #a6c9aa

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #a6c9aa! For #a6c9aa, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #a6c9aa. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #a6c9aa

This color, #a6c9aa, consists of 65.1% Red, 78.8% Green, and 66.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 166, Green = 201, Blue = 170. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #a6c9aa is 17.4% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 15.4% Yellow, and 21.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R65.1%
C17.4%
G78.8%
M0.0%
B66.7%
Y15.4%
K21.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 166 201 170
Octal 246 311 252
Hexa #a6 #c9 #aa
Binary 10100110 11001001 10101010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 17 0 15 21
Octal 21 0 17 25
Hexa #11 #00 #0f #15
Binary 00010001 00000000 00001111 00010101

Analogous Colors of #a6c9aa

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #a6c9aa — which has hue 126.9° — its analogous colors are located at 96.9° and 156.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a6c9aa.

Triadic Colors of #a6c9aa

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #a6c9aa — which has hue 126.9° — its triadic colors are located at 6.9° and 246.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a6c9aa.

Complementary Color of #a6c9aa

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #a6c9aa — which has hue 126.9° — its complementary color is located at 306.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a6c9aa.

Split Complementary Colors of #a6c9aa

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #a6c9aa — which has hue 126.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 126.9° and 336.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a6c9aa.

Tetradic Colors of #a6c9aa

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #a6c9aa — which has hue 126.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 36.9°, 126.9°, 216.9°, and 306.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a6c9aa.

Monochromatic Colors of #a6c9aa

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #a6c9aa, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #87a18a — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #cee8d1 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #a6c9aa

We want to make getting started with #a6c9aa on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #a6c9aa into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #a6c9aa can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #a6c9aa with other HTML elements.

#a6c9aa Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #a6c9aa.
<span style="color: #a6c9aa;">The color of this text is #a6c9aa.</span>

#a6c9aa Background Color

The background color for this text is #a6c9aa.
<div style="background-color: #a6c9aa; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #a6c9aa.</div>

#a6c9aa Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #a6c9aa.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #a6c9aa;">This color for the shadow of this text is #a6c9aa.</span>

#a6c9aa Border Color

This is a div with border color #a6c9aa.
<div style="border: #a6c9aa 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #a6c9aa.</div>

#a6c9aa Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #a6c9aa on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a6c9aa; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a6c9aa on a white background.</div></div>

#a6c9aa Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #a6c9aa on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a6c9aa; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a6c9aa on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #a6c9aa to White

This is a gradient from #a6c9aa to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a6c9aa,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a6c9aa,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a6c9aa,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a6c9aa,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a6c9aa to white.</div>

Gradient from #a6c9aa to Black

This is a gradient from #a6c9aa to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a6c9aa,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a6c9aa,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a6c9aa,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a6c9aa,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a6c9aa to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #a6c9aa

In addition to using #a6c9aa on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #a6c9aa in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #a6c9aa, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 166, Green = 201, Blue = 170). If you need details about the color coordinates of #a6c9aa in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #a6c9aa
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(166, 201, 170)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #a6c9aa; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #a6c9aa; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #a6c9aa; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(166, 201, 170);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#a6c9aa")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:166, green:201, blue:170, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:166 green:201 blue:170 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(166f, 201f, 170f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(166, 201, 170);
 

#a6c9aa Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #a6c9aa the same way. For those with color blindness, #a6c9aa might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #a6c9aa looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #a6c9aa is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #a6c9aa looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #a6c9aa will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #a6c9aa is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.8:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text