What color is #A0BDAF?

#A0BDAF is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0BDAF?

The RGB value is 160, 189, 175: 160 red, 189 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0BDAF?

The complementary color is #BDA0AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0BDAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0BDAF color

#A0BDAF rgb(160, 189, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #A0BDAF is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 74.1% green and 68.6% blue (160, 189, 175).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 18% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.39:1).

#A0BDAF color codes

HEX	`#A0BDAF`
RGB	`rgb(160, 189, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 74.1%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 18%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 15%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 7%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.17, -12.61, 3.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.17, 13.17, 163.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.431, 46.963, 47.484)`
Decimal	`10534319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0BDAF, 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 #A0BDAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0BDAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.39:1	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 #A0BDAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0bdaf; }
.text { color: #a0bdaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0bdaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 189 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0bdaf, #a0bdbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A0BDAF?: #A0BDAF is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0BDAF?: The RGB value is 160, 189, 175: 160 red, 189 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0BDAF?: The complementary color is #BDA0AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0BDAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.