What color is #A0BC93?

#A0BC93 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0BC93?

The RGB value is 160, 188, 147: 160 red, 188 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0BC93?

The complementary color is #AF93BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0BC93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0BC93 color

#A0BC93 rgb(160, 188, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #A0BC93 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 73.7% green and 57.6% blue (160, 188, 147).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 23% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 26% 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 10.11:1).

#A0BC93 color codes

HEX	`#A0BC93`
RGB	`rgb(160, 188, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 73.7%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 23%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 22%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 22%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.25, -17.18, 17.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.25, 24.64, 134.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.746, 45.546, 34.401)`
Decimal	`10534035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0BC93, 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 #A0BC93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0BC93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	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 #A0BC93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0bc93; }
.text { color: #a0bc93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0bc93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 188 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0bc93, #93bc9b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A0BC93?: #A0BC93 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0BC93?: The RGB value is 160, 188, 147: 160 red, 188 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0BC93?: The complementary color is #AF93BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0BC93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.