What color is #A0AF90?

#A0AF90 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0AF90?

The RGB value is 160, 175, 144: 160 red, 175 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0AF90?

The complementary color is #9F90AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0AF90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0AF90 color

#A0AF90 rgb(160, 175, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #A0AF90 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 68.6% green and 56.5% blue (160, 175, 144).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 16% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#A0AF90 color codes

HEX	`#A0AF90`
RGB	`rgb(160, 175, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 68.6%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 16%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 18%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.57, -10.95, 14.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.57, 17.9, 127.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.86, 40.147, 32.293)`
Decimal	`10530704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0AF90, 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 #A0AF90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0AF90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	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 #A0AF90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0af90; }
.text { color: #a0af90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0af90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 175 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0af90, #91af90); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A0AF90?: #A0AF90 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0AF90?: The RGB value is 160, 175, 144: 160 red, 175 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0AF90?: The complementary color is #9F90AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0AF90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.