What color is #A0A990?

#A0A990 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0A990?

The RGB value is 160, 169, 144: 160 red, 169 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0A990?

The complementary color is #9990A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0A990?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0A990 color

#A0A990 rgb(160, 169, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #A0A990 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 66.3% green and 56.5% blue (160, 169, 144).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 13% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Edamame (#9CA389), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.57:1).

#A0A990 color codes

HEX	`#A0A990`
RGB	`rgb(160, 169, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 66.3%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 13%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 15%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 15%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.92, -7.77, 11.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.92, 14.16, 123.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.719, 37.863, 31.912)`
Decimal	`10529168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0A990, 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 #A0A990	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0A990 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	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 #A0A990 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0a990; }
.text { color: #a0a990; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0a990; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 169 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0a990, #93a990); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A0A990?: #A0A990 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0A990?: The RGB value is 160, 169, 144: 160 red, 169 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0A990?: The complementary color is #9990A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0A990?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.