What color is #A0BF99?

#A0BF99 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0BF99?

The RGB value is 160, 191, 153: 160 red, 191 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0BF99?

The complementary color is #B899BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0BF99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0BF99 color

#A0BF99 rgb(160, 191, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #A0BF99 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 74.9% green and 60% blue (160, 191, 153).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 23% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.41:1).

#A0BF99 color codes

HEX	`#A0BF99`
RGB	`rgb(160, 191, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 74.9%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 23%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 20%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 20%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.21, -17.69, 15.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.21, 23.7, 138.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.877, 47.034, 37.161)`
Decimal	`10534809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0BF99, 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 #A0BF99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0BF99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.41:1	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 #A0BF99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0bf99; }
.text { color: #a0bf99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0bf99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 191 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0bf99, #99bfa5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A0BF99?: #A0BF99 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0BF99?: The RGB value is 160, 191, 153: 160 red, 191 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0BF99?: The complementary color is #B899BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0BF99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.