What color is #A0CE45?

#A0CE45 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Wicked Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0CE45?

The RGB value is 160, 206, 69: 160 red, 206 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0CE45?

The complementary color is #7345CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0CE45?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0CE45 color

#A0CE45 rgb(160, 206, 69)

Shades of green

The hex color #A0CE45 is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 80.8% green and 27.1% blue (160, 206, 69).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 58% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Wicked Green (#9BCA47), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.41:1).

#A0CE45 color codes

HEX	`#A0CE45`
RGB	`rgb(160, 206, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 80.8%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 58%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 67%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 67%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.31, -35, 60.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.31, 70.05, 119.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.643, 52.045, 13.692)`
Decimal	`10538565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0CE45, 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 #A0CE45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0CE45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.41:1	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 #A0CE45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0ce45; }
.text { color: #a0ce45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0ce45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 206 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0ce45, #5bce45); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A0CE45?: #A0CE45 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Wicked Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0CE45?: The RGB value is 160, 206, 69: 160 red, 206 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0CE45?: The complementary color is #7345CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0CE45?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.