What color is #A0B0A4?

#A0B0A4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0B0A4?

The RGB value is 160, 176, 164: 160 red, 176 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0B0A4?

The complementary color is #B0A0AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0B0A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0B0A4 color

#A0B0A4 rgb(160, 176, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A0B0A4 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 69% green and 64.3% blue (160, 176, 164).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 9% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.24:1).

#A0B0A4 color codes

HEX	`#A0B0A4`
RGB	`rgb(160, 176, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 69%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 9%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 9%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 7%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.32, -7.9, 4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.32, 8.97, 151.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.722, 41.204, 41.133)`
Decimal	`10530980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0B0A4, 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 #A0B0A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0B0A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.24:1	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 #A0B0A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0b0a4; }
.text { color: #a0b0a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0b0a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 176 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0b0a4, #a0b0ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A0B0A4?: #A0B0A4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0B0A4?: The RGB value is 160, 176, 164: 160 red, 176 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0B0A4?: The complementary color is #B0A0AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0B0A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.