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Recognised as Colour

#A6B59E

  • #A6B59E
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A6B59E is a green with RGB values 166, 181, 158 and HSL 99°, 13%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A6B59E#A6B59E
HEX#A6B59E
RGBrgb(166, 181, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.7098, 0.6196
RGB percentages65.1%, 71%, 62%
HSLhsl(99.1, 13.5%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(99.1, 12.7%, 71%)
CMYK8.3%, 0%, 12.7%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,925,470
CSS custom property--colour: #A6B59E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43623WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.72:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#594A61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7B19Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5B09Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A6B3AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 14Silver · ΔE 14.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.4Light grey · ΔE 18.7Tan · ΔE 20.7Gainsboro · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 14.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD9EB5
Analogous#B2B59E, #9EB5A2
Triadic#9EA6B5, #B59EA6
Split complementary#A29EB5, #B59EB2
Tetradic#9EB2B5, #AD9EB5, #B5A29E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F7F5
Lighter +20%#DBE1D8
Lighter +10%#C1CBBB
Darker −10%#8B9F81
Darker −20%#728667
Darker −30%#596A50
Darker −40%#414D3A
More saturated +25%#9FCA89
Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R166
G181
B158
Red166 (65.1%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue99.13°
Saturation (HSL)13.45%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A6 · G B5 · B 9E

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