Recognised as Colour
#A6AE9B
- #A6AE9B
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A6AE9B is a green with RGB values 166, 174, 155 and HSL 85°, 10%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A6AE9B#A6AE9B
HEX#A6AE9B
RGBrgb(166, 174, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6824, 0.6078
RGB percentages65.1%, 68.2%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(85.3, 10.5%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(85.3, 10.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK4.6%, 0%, 10.9%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,923,675
CSS custom property--colour: #A6AE9B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.15:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#595164
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A39BAE
Analogous#AEAC9B, #9CAE9B
Triadic#9BA6AE, #AE9BA6
Split complementary#9B9CAE, #AC9BAE
Tetradic#9BAEAC, #A39BAE, #AE9B9C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R166
G174
B155
Red166 (65.1%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue85.26°
Saturation (HSL)10.5%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A6 · G AE · B 9B
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