What color is #A0B27D?

#A0B27D is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0B27D?

The RGB value is 160, 178, 125: 160 red, 178 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0B27D?

The complementary color is #8F7DB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0B27D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0B27D color

#A0B27D rgb(160, 178, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #A0B27D is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 69.8% green and 49% blue (160, 178, 125).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 26% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Estragon (#A5AF76), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#A0B27D color codes

HEX	`#A0B27D`
RGB	`rgb(160, 178, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 69.8%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 26%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 30%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 30%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.03, -15.48, 25.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.03, 29.48, 121.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.119, 40.795, 25.475)`
Decimal	`10531453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0B27D, 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 #A0B27D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0B27D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	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 #A0B27D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0b27d; }
.text { color: #a0b27d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0b27d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 178 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0b27d, #86b27d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A0B27D?: #A0B27D is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0B27D?: The RGB value is 160, 178, 125: 160 red, 178 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0B27D?: The complementary color is #8F7DB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0B27D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.