What color is #A0C39A?

#A0C39A is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0C39A?

The RGB value is 160, 195, 154: 160 red, 195 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0C39A?

The complementary color is #BD9AC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0C39A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0C39A color

#A0C39A rgb(160, 195, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #A0C39A is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 76.5% green and 60.4% blue (160, 195, 154).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 25% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.77:1).

#A0C39A color codes

HEX	`#A0C39A`
RGB	`rgb(160, 195, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 76.5%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 25%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 21%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 21%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.35, -19.54, 16.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.35, 25.78, 139.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.844, 48.836, 37.893)`
Decimal	`10535834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0C39A, 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 #A0C39A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0C39A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.77:1	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 #A0C39A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0c39a; }
.text { color: #a0c39a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0c39a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 195 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0c39a, #9ac3a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A0C39A?: #A0C39A is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0C39A?: The RGB value is 160, 195, 154: 160 red, 195 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0C39A?: The complementary color is #BD9AC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0C39A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.