Information about #A6B199 color

#A6B199 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A6B199 belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(166, 177, 153) — 65.1% red, 69.4% green, 60% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 4 / 0 / 9 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A6B199 reads as a calm, restrained chartreuse and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Green Spring (#A9AF99). Nearby in the Register you will also find Terrain (#ADAD99) and Half Lemon Grass (#ACAD9E).

In RGB terms — rgb(166, 177, 153) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #A6B199 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. #A6B199 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A6B199 color variations

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

#A6B199 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A6B199 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#647056

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Black

#000000

#A6B199 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#9EA894

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Grey

#808080

#A6B199 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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#A6B199 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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#A59AB1
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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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#B19AB1
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#9A9BB1
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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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#B1B19A
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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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#9AA7B1
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#B19AA7
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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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#9AB1A5
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#A59AB1
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#B19AA7
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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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#9AB1B1
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#B19A9B
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Nearest named colors to #A6B199

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

Green Spring color link
Green Spring

#A9AF99

Terrain color link
Terrain

#ADAD99

Half Lemon Grass color link
Half Lemon Grass

#ACAD9E

Bergamot Sage - Kultlabel Color Registry color link
Bergamot Sage - Kultlabel Color Registry

#AEB59B

Yellowish Grey color link
Yellowish Grey

#A8A89C

Laurel Green color link
Laurel Green

#A9BA9D

Whitish Green color link
Whitish Green

#A5BA93

Half Washed Green color link
Half Washed Green

#A1A894

Swordfish color link
Swordfish

#A7A69C

Robins Egg Blue color link
Robins Egg Blue

#9EAA9E

Foggy Grey color link
Foggy Grey

#A7A69D

Eagle color link
Eagle

#B0AC94

#A6B199 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A6B199
  • RGB166, 177, 153
  • CMYK4, 0, 9, 31
  • CSSrgb(166, 177, 153)
  • HSL88°, 13%, 65%
  • HSL Precise87.5°, 13.333%, 64.706%
  • HSV88°, 14%, 69%
  • HSB88°, 14%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.694, 0.600)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.694, 0.600, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.694, 0.600)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA6B199
  • DECIMAL ID10924441
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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