What color is #A0C3AA?

#A0C3AA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0C3AA?

The RGB value is 160, 195, 170: 160 red, 195 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0C3AA?

The complementary color is #C3A0B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0C3AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0C3AA color

#A0C3AA rgb(160, 195, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #A0C3AA is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 76.5% green and 66.7% blue (160, 195, 170).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 23% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.88:1).

#A0C3AA color codes

HEX	`#A0C3AA`
RGB	`rgb(160, 195, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 76.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 23%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 18%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 13%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.7, -16.66, 8.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.7, 18.8, 152.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.266, 49.405, 45.384)`
Decimal	`10535850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0C3AA, 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 #A0C3AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0C3AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.88:1	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 #A0C3AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0c3aa; }
.text { color: #a0c3aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0c3aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 195 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0c3aa, #a0c3bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #A0C3AA?: #A0C3AA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0C3AA?: The RGB value is 160, 195, 170: 160 red, 195 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0C3AA?: The complementary color is #C3A0B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0C3AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.