Information about #A6C16C color

#A6C16C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A6C16C falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(166, 193, 108) — 65.1% red, 75.7% green, 42.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 0 / 33 / 24. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A6C16C reads as a pleasantly vivid yellow-green and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Tan Green (#A9BE70). Slightly further away sit Light Olive (#ACBF69) and Spring (#A3C566).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(166, 193, 108)), which gives #A6C16C its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A6C16C: 10.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. No one has named #A6C16C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A6C16C color variations

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#A6C16C 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A6C16C

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

Light Olive color link
Light Olive

#ACBF69

Spring color link
Spring

#A3C566

Olivine color link
Olivine

#9AB973

Vermont color link
Vermont

#B2BE61

Pistachio color link
Pistachio

#93C572

Iguana Green color link
Iguana Green

#9CB071

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

Caper color link
Caper

#AFC182

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A6C16C
  • RGB166, 193, 108
  • CMYK11, 0, 33, 24
  • CSSrgb(166, 193, 108)
  • HSL79°, 41%, 59%
  • HSL Precise79.059°, 40.67%, 59.02%
  • HSV79°, 44%, 76%
  • HSB79°, 44%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.757, 0.424)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.757, 0.424, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.757, 0.424)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA6C16C
  • DECIMAL ID10928492
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01