#a6c9ae Color Information

#a6c9ae 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 #a6c9ae. In RGB, it consists of 65.1% Red, 78.8% Green, and 68.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 17.4% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 13.4% Yellow, and 21.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 133.7°, with saturation of 24.5% and lightness of 72%. The decimal value for #a6c9ae is 10930606, and its nearest "web safe" color is #99cc99. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #a6c9ae 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#a6c9ae Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color166, 201, 174 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color65.1%, 78.8%, 68.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.349, 0.212, 0.318 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.174, 0, 0.134, 0.212 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color133.7°, 24.5%, 72.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color133.7°, 17.4%, 78.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color44.252, 52.936, 47.930 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color166, 194, 201 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10930606 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color77.837, -16.943, 9.648 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)77.837, 19.498, 150.342 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color77.837, -17.810, 16.980 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color72.757, -18.758, 11.872 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.305, 0.365, 52.936 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289120686 / 0xffa6c9ae Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#99cc99 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #a6c9ae

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #a6c9ae, its pure hue is 133.7° 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 #a6c9ae, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #151916 to #91b098.

Tints of #a6c9ae

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #a6c9ae, its pure hue is 133.7° 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 #a6c9ae, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b1d0b8 to #f4f8f5.

Tones of #a6c9ae

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #a6c9ae, its pure hue is 133.7° 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 #a6c9ae, which range from #b8b8b8 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #70ff91 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #a6c9ae

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #a6c9ae! For #a6c9ae, 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, #a6c9ae. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #a6c9ae

This color, #a6c9ae, consists of 65.1% Red, 78.8% Green, and 68.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 166, Green = 201, Blue = 174. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #a6c9ae is 17.4% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 13.4% Yellow, and 21.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R65.1%
C17.4%
G78.8%
M0.0%
B68.2%
Y13.4%
K21.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 166 201 174
Octal 246 311 256
Hexa #a6 #c9 #ae
Binary 10100110 11001001 10101110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 17 0 13 21
Octal 21 0 15 25
Hexa #11 #00 #0d #15
Binary 00010001 00000000 00001101 00010101

Analogous Colors of #a6c9ae

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #a6c9ae — which has hue 133.7° — its analogous colors are located at 103.7° and 163.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a6c9ae.

Triadic Colors of #a6c9ae

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 #a6c9ae — which has hue 133.7° — its triadic colors are located at 13.7° and 253.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a6c9ae.

Complementary Color of #a6c9ae

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #a6c9ae — which has hue 133.7° — its complementary color is located at 313.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a6c9ae.

Split Complementary Colors of #a6c9ae

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 #a6c9ae — which has hue 133.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 133.7° and 343.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a6c9ae.

Tetradic Colors of #a6c9ae

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 #a6c9ae — which has hue 133.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 43.7°, 133.7°, 223.7°, and 313.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a6c9ae.

Monochromatic Colors of #a6c9ae

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #a6c9ae, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #87a18d — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #cee8d4 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #a6c9ae

We want to make getting started with #a6c9ae on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #a6c9ae into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #a6c9ae 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 #a6c9ae with other HTML elements.

#a6c9ae Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #a6c9ae.
<span style="color: #a6c9ae;">The color of this text is #a6c9ae.</span>

#a6c9ae Background Color

The background color for this text is #a6c9ae.
<div style="background-color: #a6c9ae; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #a6c9ae.</div>

#a6c9ae Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #a6c9ae.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #a6c9ae;">This color for the shadow of this text is #a6c9ae.</span>

#a6c9ae Border Color

This is a div with border color #a6c9ae.
<div style="border: #a6c9ae 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #a6c9ae.</div>

#a6c9ae Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #a6c9ae on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a6c9ae; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a6c9ae on a white background.</div></div>

#a6c9ae Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #a6c9ae on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a6c9ae; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a6c9ae on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #a6c9ae to White

This is a gradient from #a6c9ae to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a6c9ae,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a6c9ae,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a6c9ae,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a6c9ae,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a6c9ae to white.</div>

Gradient from #a6c9ae to Black

This is a gradient from #a6c9ae to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a6c9ae,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a6c9ae,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a6c9ae,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a6c9ae,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a6c9ae to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #a6c9ae

In addition to using #a6c9ae 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 #a6c9ae in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #a6c9ae, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 166, Green = 201, Blue = 174). If you need details about the color coordinates of #a6c9ae 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 #a6c9ae
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(166, 201, 174)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #a6c9ae; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #a6c9ae; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #a6c9ae; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(166, 201, 174);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#a6c9ae")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:166, green:201, blue:174, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:166 green:201 blue:174 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(166f, 201f, 174f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(166, 201, 174);
 

#a6c9ae Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #a6c9ae the same way. For those with color blindness, #a6c9ae might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #a6c9ae looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #a6c9ae 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 #a6c9ae 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 #a6c9ae 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 #a6c9ae 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