What color is #A0B396?

#A0B396 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 #A0B396?

The RGB value is 160, 179, 150: 160 red, 179 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0B396?

The complementary color is #A996B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0B396?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0B396 color

#A0B396 rgb(160, 179, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #A0B396 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 70.2% green and 58.8% blue (160, 179, 150).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 16% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.38:1).

#A0B396 color codes

HEX	`#A0B396`
RGB	`rgb(160, 179, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 70.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 16%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 16%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 16%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.81, -12.02, 12.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.81, 17.43, 133.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.121, 41.915, 35.036)`
Decimal	`10531734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0B396, 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 #A0B396	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0B396 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.38:1	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 #A0B396 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0b396; }
.text { color: #a0b396; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0b396; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 179 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0b396, #96b39b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A0B396?: #A0B396 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 #A0B396?: The RGB value is 160, 179, 150: 160 red, 179 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0B396?: The complementary color is #A996B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0B396?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.