What color is #A0BB8C?

#A0BB8C is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0BB8C?

The RGB value is 160, 187, 140: 160 red, 187 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0BB8C?

The complementary color is #A78CBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0BB8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0BB8C color

#A0BB8C rgb(160, 187, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #A0BB8C is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 73.3% green and 54.9% blue (160, 187, 140).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 26% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.98:1).

#A0BB8C color codes

HEX	`#A0BB8C`
RGB	`rgb(160, 187, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 73.3%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 26%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 25%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 25%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.83, -17.81, 20.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.83, 27.42, 130.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37, 44.907, 31.524)`
Decimal	`10533772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0BB8C, 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 #A0BB8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0BB8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.98:1	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 #A0BB8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0bb8c; }
.text { color: #a0bb8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0bb8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 187 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0bb8c, #8cbb90); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A0BB8C?: #A0BB8C is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0BB8C?: The RGB value is 160, 187, 140: 160 red, 187 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0BB8C?: The complementary color is #A78CBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0BB8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.