What color is #A0BE9B?

#A0BE9B 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 #A0BE9B?

The RGB value is 160, 190, 155: 160 red, 190 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0BE9B?

The complementary color is #B99BBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0BE9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0BE9B color

#A0BE9B rgb(160, 190, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #A0BE9B is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 74.5% green and 60.8% blue (160, 190, 155).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 21% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

#A0BE9B color codes

HEX	`#A0BE9B`
RGB	`rgb(160, 190, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 74.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 21%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 18%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.98, -16.84, 14.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.98, 22.13, 139.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.826, 46.666, 37.966)`
Decimal	`10534555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0BE9B, 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 #A0BE9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0BE9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	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 #A0BE9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0be9b; }
.text { color: #a0be9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0be9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 190 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0be9b, #9bbea8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A0BE9B?: #A0BE9B 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 #A0BE9B?: The RGB value is 160, 190, 155: 160 red, 190 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0BE9B?: The complementary color is #B99BBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0BE9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.