Information about #A6C9BA color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A6C9BA belongs to the Spring Green Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(166, 201, 186) (65.1% red, 78.8% green, 72.9% blue), or CMYK 14 / 0 / 6 / 21 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A6C9BA presents itself as a calm, restrained minty spring green — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Opal (#A8C3BC). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2) and McCrorey Green (#A8CBB0).

The recipe behind #A6C9BA is rgb(166, 201, 186), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #A6C9BA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A6C9BA color variations

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

#A6C9BA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A6C9BA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A6C9BA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A6C9BA 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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#A6C9BA 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.

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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.

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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.

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Nearest named colors to #A6C9BA

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

Opal color link
Opal

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Gum Leaf color link
Gum Leaf

#ACC9B2

McCrorey Green color link
McCrorey Green

#A8CBB0

Rivendell color link
Rivendell

#A9BDB6

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Turquoise Green color link
Turquoise Green

#A0D6B4

Shadow Green color link
Shadow Green

#9AC0B6

Cambridge Blue color link
Cambridge Blue

#A3C1AD

Ashanti color link
Ashanti

#A6BBB3

Ash Gray color link
Ash Gray

#B2BEB5

Emerge color link
Emerge

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Rainee color link
Rainee

#B3C1B1

#A6C9BA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A6C9BA
  • RGB166, 201, 186
  • CMYK14, 0, 6, 21
  • HSL154°, 24%, 72%
  • HSL Precise154.286°, 24.476%, 71.961%
  • HSV154°, 17%, 79%
  • HSB154°, 17%, 79%
  • HEX IDA6C9BA
  • DECIMAL ID10930618
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Spring Green
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
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