What color is #A0A878?

#A0A878 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0A878?

The RGB value is 160, 168, 120: 160 red, 168 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0A878?

The complementary color is #8078A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0A878?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0A878 color

#A0A878 rgb(160, 168, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #A0A878 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 65.9% green and 47.1% blue (160, 168, 120).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 22% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#A0A878 color codes

HEX	`#A0A878`
RGB	`rgb(160, 168, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 65.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 22%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 29%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 29%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.15, -10.98, 23.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.15, 26.32, 114.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.89, 36.835, 23.196)`
Decimal	`10528888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0A878, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A0A878	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0A878 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A0A878 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0a878; }
.text { color: #a0a878; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0a878; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 168 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0a878, #88a878); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A0A878?: #A0A878 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0A878?: The RGB value is 160, 168, 120: 160 red, 168 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0A878?: The complementary color is #8078A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0A878?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.