What color is #A0BBB0?

#A0BBB0 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0BBB0?

The RGB value is 160, 187, 176: 160 red, 187 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0BBB0?

The complementary color is #BBA0AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0BBB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0BBB0 color

#A0BBB0 rgb(160, 187, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A0BBB0 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 73.3% green and 69% blue (160, 187, 176).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 17% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.23:1).

#A0BBB0 color codes

HEX	`#A0BBB0`
RGB	`rgb(160, 187, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 73.3%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 17%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 14%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 6%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.64, -11.37, 2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.64, 11.64, 167.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.102, 46.148, 47.86)`
Decimal	`10533808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0BBB0, 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 #A0BBB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0BBB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.23:1	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 #A0BBB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0bbb0; }
.text { color: #a0bbb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0bbb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 187 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0bbb0, #a0b9bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A0BBB0?: #A0BBB0 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0BBB0?: The RGB value is 160, 187, 176: 160 red, 187 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0BBB0?: The complementary color is #BBA0AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0BBB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.