#A6D166
Closest named color: Pale Olive Green (#B1D27B). oklch(80.7% 0.144 127.4), rgb(166, 209, 102).
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Black text reads best on this color (11.93:1).
About this color
#A6D166 is a light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 81%, its chroma 0.144 and its hue 127°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pale Olive Green (#B1D27B), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.93:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | light (81%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.144) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pale Olive Green (#B1D27B) |
| Black text | 11.93:1 |
| White text | 1.75:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A6D166 |
| RGB | rgb(166, 209, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(84, 54%, 61%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.7% 0.144 127.4) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #A6D166 | 1.75:1 | Fails | Lc -36.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #A6D166 | 11.93:1 | AAA | Lc 71.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A6D166 text on white | 1.75:1 | Fails | Lc 32.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A6D166 text on black | 11.93:1 | AAA | Lc -70.6 | Content text, not long reading |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#F2F8EA
oklch(97.1% 0.019 125.8)
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Step 100
100
#E2F0D2
oklch(93.7% 0.042 127.7)
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Step 200
200
#CAE4AB
oklch(88.5% 0.08 127.9)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#A6D166
oklch(80.7% 0.144 127.4)
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Step 400
400
#80B400
oklch(70.7% 0.183 127.5)
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Step 500
500
#6D9A00
oklch(63% 0.164 127.5)
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Step 600
600
#5B8200
oklch(55.6% 0.145 127.6)
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Step 700
700
#4C6D00
oklch(49.1% 0.127 127.5)
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Step 800
800
#3E5900
oklch(42.6% 0.11 127.2)
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Step 900
900
#334A00
oklch(37.6% 0.097 127.1)
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Step 950
950
#1D2C00
oklch(26.9% 0.069 127)
#A6D166 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #DAC55C | 0.072 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #D4C26D | 0.074 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #ABC9B9 | 0.114 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #C3C3C3 | 0.144 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A6D166
#A6D166
oklch(80.7% 0.144 127.4)
- #D6AAFF
#D6AAFF
oklch(80.8% 0.125 307.5)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #A6D166, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pale Olive Green #B1D27B ΔE 0.028
- Light Moss Green #A6C875 ΔE 0.034
- Greenish Tan #BCCB7A ΔE 0.044
- Yellow Green #9ACD32 ΔE 0.046
- Pale Olive #B9CC81 ΔE 0.046
- Light Olive Green #A4BE5C ΔE 0.050
- Light Olive #ACBF69 ΔE 0.050
- Greenish Beige #C9D179 ΔE 0.053
Use #A6D166 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.