What color is #A0B485?

#A0B485 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0B485?

The RGB value is 160, 180, 133: 160 red, 180 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0B485?

The complementary color is #9985B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0B485?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0B485 color

#A0B485 rgb(160, 180, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #A0B485 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 70.6% green and 52.2% blue (160, 180, 133).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 24% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.36:1).

#A0B485 color codes

HEX	`#A0B485`
RGB	`rgb(160, 180, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 70.6%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 24%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 26%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 26%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.74, -15.32, 21.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.74, 26.6, 125.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.052, 41.809, 28.409)`
Decimal	`10531973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0B485, 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 #A0B485	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0B485 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.36:1	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 #A0B485 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0b485; }
.text { color: #a0b485; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0b485; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 180 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0b485, #89b485); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A0B485?: #A0B485 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0B485?: The RGB value is 160, 180, 133: 160 red, 180 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0B485?: The complementary color is #9985B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0B485?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.