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Recognised as Colour

#A6BCA1

  • #A6BCA1
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#A6BCA1 is a green with RGB values 166, 188, 161 and HSL 109°, 17%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#A6BCA1#A6BCA1
HEX#A6BCA1
RGBrgb(166, 188, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.7373, 0.6314
RGB percentages65.1%, 73.7%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(108.9, 16.8%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(108.9, 14.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK11.7%, 0%, 14.4%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,927,265
CSS custom property--colour: #A6BCA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.33:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#59435E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEB7A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAB5A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A5BAB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 13.3Silver · ΔE 17.3Dark grey · ΔE 17.5Light grey · ΔE 19.9Gainsboro · ΔE 21.8Tan · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 13.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7A1BC
Analogous#B4BCA1, #A1BCAA
Triadic#A1A6BC, #BCA1A6
Split complementary#AAA1BC, #BCA1B4
Tetradic#A1B3BC, #B7A1BC, #BCAAA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFCFA
Lighter +20%#DEE6DD
Lighter +10%#C2D1BF
Darker −10%#8AA783
Darker −20%#6E9067
Darker −30%#587252
Darker −40%#41553C
More saturated +25%#99D08D
Less saturated −25%#AFAFAF

Channel breakdown

R166
G188
B161
Red166 (65.1%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue108.89°
Saturation (HSL)16.77%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A6 · G BC · B A1

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