What color is #A0AE92?

#A0AE92 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0AE92?

The RGB value is 160, 174, 146: 160 red, 174 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0AE92?

The complementary color is #A092AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0AE92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0AE92 color

#A0AE92 rgb(160, 174, 146)

Shades of green

The hex color #A0AE92 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 68.2% green and 57.3% blue (160, 174, 146).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 15% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

#A0AE92 color codes

HEX	`#A0AE92`
RGB	`rgb(160, 174, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 68.2%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 15%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 16%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 16%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.34, -10.08, 12.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.34, 16.25, 128.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.821, 39.821, 33.04)`
Decimal	`10530450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0AE92, 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 #A0AE92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0AE92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	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 #A0AE92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0ae92; }
.text { color: #a0ae92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0ae92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 174 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0ae92, #92ae92); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A0AE92?: #A0AE92 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0AE92?: The RGB value is 160, 174, 146: 160 red, 174 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0AE92?: The complementary color is #A092AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0AE92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.