What color is #A0C094?

#A0C094 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0C094?

The RGB value is 160, 192, 148: 160 red, 192 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0C094?

The complementary color is #B494C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0C094?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0C094 color

#A0C094 rgb(160, 192, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #A0C094 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 75.3% green and 58% blue (160, 192, 148).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 26% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Oh Pistachio (#ABCA99), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#A0C094 color codes

HEX	`#A0C094`
RGB	`rgb(160, 192, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 75.3%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 26%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 23%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 23%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.39, -19.04, 18.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.39, 26.69, 135.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.691, 47.31, 35.105)`
Decimal	`10535060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0C094, 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 #A0C094	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0C094 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	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 #A0C094 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0c094; }
.text { color: #a0c094; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0c094; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 192 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0c094, #94c09e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A0C094?: #A0C094 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0C094?: The RGB value is 160, 192, 148: 160 red, 192 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0C094?: The complementary color is #B494C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0C094?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.