What color is #A0BA85?

#A0BA85 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0BA85?

The RGB value is 160, 186, 133: 160 red, 186 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0BA85?

The complementary color is #9F85BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0BA85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0BA85 color

#A0BA85 rgb(160, 186, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #A0BA85 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 72.9% green and 52.2% blue (160, 186, 133).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#A0BA85 color codes

HEX	`#A0BA85`
RGB	`rgb(160, 186, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 72.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 28%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 28%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.42, -18.38, 24.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.42, 30.26, 127.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.289, 44.284, 28.822)`
Decimal	`10533509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0BA85, 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 #A0BA85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0BA85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	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 #A0BA85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0ba85; }
.text { color: #a0ba85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0ba85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 186 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0ba85, #86ba85); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A0BA85?: #A0BA85 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0BA85?: The RGB value is 160, 186, 133: 160 red, 186 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0BA85?: The complementary color is #9F85BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0BA85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.