What color is #A0DAB4?

#A0DAB4 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Big Spender. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0DAB4?

The RGB value is 160, 218, 180: 160 red, 218 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0DAB4?

The complementary color is #DAA0C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0DAB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0DAB4 color

#A0DAB4 rgb(160, 218, 180)

Shades of green

The hex color #A0DAB4 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 85.5% green and 70.6% blue (160, 218, 180).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 44% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Big Spender (#ACDDAF), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.18:1).

#A0DAB4 color codes

HEX	`#A0DAB4`
RGB	`rgb(160, 218, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 85.5%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 44%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 27%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 17%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.33, -26.21, 12.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.33, 29.16, 153.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.804, 60.91, 52.409)`
Decimal	`10541748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0DAB4, 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 #A0DAB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0DAB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.18:1	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 #A0DAB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0dab4; }
.text { color: #a0dab4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0dab4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 218 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0dab4, #a0dad1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A0DAB4?: #A0DAB4 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Big Spender. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0DAB4?: The RGB value is 160, 218, 180: 160 red, 218 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0DAB4?: The complementary color is #DAA0C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0DAB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.