Information about #A6BC79 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A6BC79 is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(166, 188, 121) — 65.1% red, 73.7% green, 47.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 0 / 26 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly balanced chartreuse, #A6BC79 floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Tan Green (#A9BE70). Nearby in the Register you will also find Caper (#AFC182) and Olivine (#9AB973).

In RGB terms — rgb(166, 188, 121) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #A6BC79 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.1:1. #A6BC79 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A6BC79 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A6BC79 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A6BC79 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A6BC79 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A6BC79 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A6BC79 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#BC7BA6
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #A6BC79

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Tan Green color link
Tan Green

#A9BE70

Caper color link
Caper

#AFC182

Olivine color link
Olivine

#9AB973

Light Olive color link
Light Olive

#ACBF69

Pastel Avocado color link
Pastel Avocado

#B1C086

Iguana Green color link
Iguana Green

#9CB071

Quarter Crisp Green color link
Quarter Crisp Green

#B8B47B

Grayish Olive color link
Grayish Olive

#A8A87D

Spring color link
Spring

#A3C566

Grayish Lime Green color link
Grayish Lime Green

#9EA87D

Pistachio color link
Pistachio

#93C572

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

#A6BC79 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A6BC79
  • RGB166, 188, 121
  • CMYK9, 0, 26, 26
  • CSSrgb(166, 188, 121)
  • HSL80°, 33%, 61%
  • HSL Precise79.701°, 33.333%, 60.588%
  • HSV80°, 36%, 74%
  • HSB80°, 36%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.737, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.737, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.737, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA6BC79
  • DECIMAL ID10927225
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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