What color is #A0B19D?

#A0B19D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0B19D?

The RGB value is 160, 177, 157: 160 red, 177 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0B19D?

The complementary color is #AE9DB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0B19D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0B19D color

#A0B19D rgb(160, 177, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A0B19D is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 69.4% green and 61.6% blue (160, 177, 157).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 11% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.27:1).

#A0B19D color codes

HEX	`#A0B19D`
RGB	`rgb(160, 177, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 69.4%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 11%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 11%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 11%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.42, -9.73, 8.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.42, 12.75, 139.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.304, 41.352, 37.961)`
Decimal	`10531229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0B19D, 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 #A0B19D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0B19D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.27:1	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 #A0B19D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0b19d; }
.text { color: #a0b19d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0b19d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 177 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0b19d, #9db1a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A0B19D?: #A0B19D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0B19D?: The RGB value is 160, 177, 157: 160 red, 177 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0B19D?: The complementary color is #AE9DB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0B19D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.