What color is #A0BCAA?

#A0BCAA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0BCAA?

The RGB value is 160, 188, 170: 160 red, 188 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0BCAA?

The complementary color is #BCA0B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0BCAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.27:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0BCAA color

#A0BCAA rgb(160, 188, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #A0BCAA is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 73.7% green and 66.7% blue (160, 188, 170).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 17% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.27:1).

#A0BCAA color codes

HEX	`#A0BCAA`
RGB	`rgb(160, 188, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 73.7%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 17%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 15%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 10%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.77, -13.06, 5.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.77, 14.35, 155.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.734, 46.341, 44.874)`
Decimal	`10534058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0BCAA, 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 #A0BCAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0BCAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.27:1	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 #A0BCAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0bcaa; }
.text { color: #a0bcaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0bcaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 188 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0bcaa, #a0bcb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A0BCAA?: #A0BCAA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0BCAA?: The RGB value is 160, 188, 170: 160 red, 188 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0BCAA?: The complementary color is #BCA0B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0BCAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.27:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.