What color is #A0BEAE?

#A0BEAE 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 #A0BEAE?

The RGB value is 160, 190, 174: 160 red, 190 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0BEAE?

The complementary color is #BEA0B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0BEAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0BEAE color

#A0BEAE rgb(160, 190, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #A0BEAE is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 74.5% green and 68.2% blue (160, 190, 174).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 19% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

#A0BEAE color codes

HEX	`#A0BEAE`
RGB	`rgb(160, 190, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 74.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 19%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 16%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 8%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.42, -13.33, 4.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.42, 14.13, 160.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.549, 47.356, 47.04)`
Decimal	`10534574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0BEAE, 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 #A0BEAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0BEAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	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 #A0BEAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0beae; }
.text { color: #a0beae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0beae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 190 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0beae, #a0bebd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A0BEAE?: #A0BEAE 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 #A0BEAE?: The RGB value is 160, 190, 174: 160 red, 190 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0BEAE?: The complementary color is #BEA0B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0BEAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.