Palettes / Colors / #A6C19C

#A6C19C — Light Dusty Green

#A6C19C is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) — not an exact match. CSS darkseagreen gives you #8FBC8F, a different color; use #A6C19C when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#A6C19C is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B69BC0; it also sits naturally between #B7C09B and #9BC0A3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 76% · Blue 61%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 24%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #A6C19C

.text { color: #A6C19C; }
.background { background-color: #A6C19C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A6C19C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 193, 156); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(104, 23%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A6C19C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 193, 156, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A6C19C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 193, 156, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A6C19C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A6C19C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B69BC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A6C19C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A6C19C

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #A6C19C looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A6C19C rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A6C19B  ·  #A6C19D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A6C19C?

#A6C19C is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 166, 193, 156). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A6C19C?

#A6C19C is RGB 166, 193, 156 — HSL 104°, 23%, 68% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 19%, 24%.

What colors go with #A6C19C?

Its complement is #B69BC0; analogous partners are #B7C09B and #9BC0A3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A6C19C for text?

Black text on #A6C19C has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.