#a6d85d Color Information

#a6d85d Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #a6d85d. In RGB, it consists of 65.1% Red, 84.7% Green, and 36.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 23.1% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 56.9% Yellow, and 15.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 84.4°, with saturation of 61.2% and lightness of 60.6%. The decimal value for #a6d85d is 10934365, and its nearest "web safe" color is #99cc66. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #a6d85d is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#a6d85d Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color166, 216, 93 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color65.1%, 84.7%, 36.5% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.349, 0.153, 0.635 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.231, 0, 0.569, 0.153 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color84.4°, 61.2%, 60.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color84.4°, 56.9%, 84.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color42.258, 58.009, 19.326 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color93, 216, 143 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10934365 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color80.744, -35.384, 54.403 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)80.744, 64.898, 123.041 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color80.744, -24.823, 73.148 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color76.164, -34.250, 38.270 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.353, 0.485, 58.009 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289124445 / 0xffa6d85d Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#99cc66 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #a6d85d

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #a6d85d, its pure hue is 84.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 61.2%, and its lightness is 60.6%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #a6d85d, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #151b0c to #91bd51.

Tints of #a6d85d

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #a6d85d, its pure hue is 84.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 61.2%, and its lightness is 60.6%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #a6d85d, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b1dd71 to #f4faeb.

Tones of #a6d85d

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #a6d85d, its pure hue is 84.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 61.2%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #a6d85d, which range from #9b9b9b (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #adff36 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #a6d85d

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #a6d85d! For #a6d85d, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #a6d85d. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #a6d85d

This color, #a6d85d, consists of 65.1% Red, 84.7% Green, and 36.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 166, Green = 216, Blue = 93. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #a6d85d is 23.1% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 56.9% Yellow, and 15.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R65.1%
C23.1%
G84.7%
M0.0%
B36.5%
Y56.9%
K15.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 166 216 93
Octal 246 330 135
Hexa #a6 #d8 #5d
Binary 10100110 11011000 01011101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 23 0 56 15
Octal 27 0 70 17
Hexa #17 #00 #38 #0f
Binary 00010111 00000000 00111000 00001111

Analogous Colors of #a6d85d

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #a6d85d — which has hue 84.4° — its analogous colors are located at 54.4° and 114.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a6d85d.

Triadic Colors of #a6d85d

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #a6d85d — which has hue 84.4° — its triadic colors are located at 84.4° and 324.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a6d85d.

Complementary Color of #a6d85d

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #a6d85d — which has hue 84.4° — its complementary color is located at 264.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a6d85d.

Split Complementary Colors of #a6d85d

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #a6d85d — which has hue 84.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 84.4° and 294.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a6d85d.

Tetradic Colors of #a6d85d

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #a6d85d — which has hue 84.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 354.4°, 84.4°, 174.4°, and 264.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a6d85d.

Monochromatic Colors of #a6d85d

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #a6d85d, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #70943d — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d4f5a4 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #a6d85d

We want to make getting started with #a6d85d on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #a6d85d into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #a6d85d can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #a6d85d with other HTML elements.

#a6d85d Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #a6d85d.
<span style="color: #a6d85d;">The color of this text is #a6d85d.</span>

#a6d85d Background Color

The background color for this text is #a6d85d.
<div style="background-color: #a6d85d; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #a6d85d.</div>

#a6d85d Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #a6d85d.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #a6d85d;">This color for the shadow of this text is #a6d85d.</span>

#a6d85d Border Color

This is a div with border color #a6d85d.
<div style="border: #a6d85d 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #a6d85d.</div>

#a6d85d Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #a6d85d on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a6d85d; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a6d85d on a white background.</div></div>

#a6d85d Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #a6d85d on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a6d85d; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a6d85d on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #a6d85d to White

This is a gradient from #a6d85d to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a6d85d,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a6d85d,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a6d85d,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a6d85d,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a6d85d to white.</div>

Gradient from #a6d85d to Black

This is a gradient from #a6d85d to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a6d85d,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a6d85d,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a6d85d,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a6d85d,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a6d85d to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #a6d85d

In addition to using #a6d85d on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #a6d85d in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #a6d85d, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 166, Green = 216, Blue = 93). If you need details about the color coordinates of #a6d85d in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #a6d85d
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(166, 216, 93)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #a6d85d; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #a6d85d; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #a6d85d; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(166, 216, 93);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#a6d85d")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:166, green:216, blue:93, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:166 green:216 blue:93 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(166f, 216f, 93f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(166, 216, 93);
 

#a6d85d Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #a6d85d the same way. For those with color blindness, #a6d85d might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #a6d85d looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #a6d85d is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #a6d85d looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #a6d85d will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #a6d85d is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.7:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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