Information about #A6D78E color

#A6D78E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A6D78E is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(166, 215, 142) — 65.1% red, 84.3% green, 55.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 19 / 0 / 29 / 16. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated zesty chartreuse, #A6D78E appears airy and pastel-like. 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 a hair away from Feijoa (#A5D785). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sprout Pine (#A8CB8D) and Pastel Grass Green (#9ECB91).

The recipe behind #A6D78E is rgb(166, 215, 142), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #A6D78E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.6:1. No one has named #A6D78E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A6D78E color variations

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#A6D78E 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 #A6D78E

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#A6D78E
  • RGB166, 215, 142
  • CMYK19, 0, 29, 16
  • CSSrgb(166, 215, 142)
  • HSL100°, 48%, 70%
  • HSL Precise100.274°, 47.712%, 70%
  • HSV100°, 34%, 84%
  • HSB100°, 34%, 84%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.843
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.843, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.843, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.843, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB84.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA6D78E
  • DECIMAL ID10934158
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01