Information about #A6D396 color

#A6D396 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A6D396 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(166, 211, 150) — 65.1% red, 82.7% green, 58.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 18 / 0 / 24 / 17. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated yellow-green, #A6D396 appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Sprout Pine (#A8CB8D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pastel Grass Green (#9ECB91) and Nathaniels green (#9ACF92).

The recipe behind #A6D396 is rgb(166, 211, 150), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A6D396: 12.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. #A6D396 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A6D396 color variations

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

#A6D396 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 #A6D396

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A6D396
  • RGB166, 211, 150
  • CMYK18, 0, 24, 17
  • CSSrgb(166, 211, 150)
  • HSL104°, 41%, 71%
  • HSL Precise104.262°, 40.94%, 70.784%
  • HSV104°, 29%, 83%
  • HSB104°, 29%, 83%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.827
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.827, 0.588)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.827, 0.588, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.827, 0.588)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB82.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.8%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA6D396
  • DECIMAL ID10933142
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01