What color is #A0CDA3?

#A0CDA3 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0CDA3?

The RGB value is 160, 205, 163: 160 red, 205 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0CDA3?

The complementary color is #CDA0CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0CDA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0CDA3 color

#A0CDA3 rgb(160, 205, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #A0CDA3 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 80.4% green and 63.9% blue (160, 205, 163).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 31% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Garden Goddess (#99CEA0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.76:1).

#A0CDA3 color codes

HEX	`#A0CDA3`
RGB	`rgb(160, 205, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 80.4%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 31%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 22%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 20%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.33, -22.96, 16.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.33, 28.09, 144.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.938, 53.779, 42.761)`
Decimal	`10538403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0CDA3, 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 #A0CDA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0CDA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.76:1	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 #A0CDA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0cda3; }
.text { color: #a0cda3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0cda3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 205 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0cda3, #a0cdba); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A0CDA3?: #A0CDA3 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0CDA3?: The RGB value is 160, 205, 163: 160 red, 205 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0CDA3?: The complementary color is #CDA0CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0CDA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.