What color is #A0BBAD?

#A0BBAD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0BBAD?

The RGB value is 160, 187, 173: 160 red, 187 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0BBAD?

The complementary color is #BBA0AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0BBAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0BBAD color

#A0BBAD rgb(160, 187, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A0BBAD is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 73.3% green and 67.8% blue (160, 187, 173).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 17% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#A0BBAD color codes

HEX	`#A0BBAD`
RGB	`rgb(160, 187, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 73.3%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 17%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 14%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 7%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.57, -11.96, 4.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.57, 12.62, 161.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.809, 46.031, 46.314)`
Decimal	`10533805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0BBAD, 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 #A0BBAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0BBAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	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 #A0BBAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0bbad; }
.text { color: #a0bbad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0bbad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 187 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0bbad, #a0bbbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A0BBAD?: #A0BBAD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0BBAD?: The RGB value is 160, 187, 173: 160 red, 187 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0BBAD?: The complementary color is #BBA0AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0BBAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.