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#a6cd90 color: Chenille

#a6cd90 is rgb(166, 205, 144) in RGB and oklch(80.473% 0.09286 134.603) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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98°
100%

80.5%
0.093
135°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • emerald-300
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.79:1Hard to read
Lc -37
Black text
11.76:1Readable · AA
Lc 71

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About #a6cd90

#a6cd90 is a soft light lime color. In OKLCH it has 80.5% lightness, 0.093 chroma and a hue of 135°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.79:1 contrast and black text 11.76:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Chenille (#a6cd91). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-300.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #a6cd90 mixed with white

  1. a6cd90
  2. afd29b
  3. b8d7a6
  4. c0dcb1
  5. c9e1bc
  6. d2e6c7
  7. dbebd2
  8. e4f0de
  9. edf5e9
  10. f6faf4

Darker: #a6cd90 mixed with black

  1. a6cd90
  2. 90b27d
  3. 7a986a
  4. 657e57
  5. 516645
  6. 3e4e34
  7. 2b3824
  8. 1a2315
  9. 0a0f07
  10. 010201

Calmer: #a6cd90 with less saturation

  1. a6cd90
  2. a9cc95
  3. abca9a
  4. aec99f
  5. b0c8a4
  6. b3c6a8
  7. b5c5ad
  8. b8c4b2
  9. bac2b6
  10. bdc1bb

Questions about #a6cd90

What color is #a6cd90?

#a6cd90 is soft light lime. The closest named color is Chenille. In RGB it is rgb(166, 205, 144), in HSL hsl(98.36, 37.89%, 68.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.473% 0.09286 134.603).

What colors go well with #a6cd90?

The complementary color of #a6cd90 is #d6aee9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c8c37b and #84d3b0. The triadic partners are #96c3fb and #f5a7ac.

Is white or black text more readable on #a6cd90?

Black text reads better on #a6cd90: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and black gives 11.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a6cd90 a warm or cool color?

#a6cd90 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 135 degrees, its lightness 80.5% and its chroma 0.093.