What color is #A0E6B8?

#A0E6B8 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Seafoam Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0E6B8?

The RGB value is 160, 230, 184: 160 red, 230 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0E6B8?

The complementary color is #E6A0CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0E6B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0E6B8 color

#A0E6B8 rgb(160, 230, 184)

Shades of green

The hex color #A0E6B8 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 90.2% green and 72.2% blue (160, 230, 184).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 58% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Green (#93E9BE), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.51:1).

#A0E6B8 color codes

HEX	`#A0E6B8`
RGB	`rgb(160, 230, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 90.2%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 58%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 30%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 20%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.77, -31.18, 15.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.77, 34.85, 153.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.443, 67.525, 55.661)`
Decimal	`10544824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0E6B8, 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 #A0E6B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0E6B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.51:1	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 #A0E6B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0e6b8; }
.text { color: #a0e6b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0e6b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 230 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0e6b8, #a0e6db); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A0E6B8?: #A0E6B8 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Seafoam Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0E6B8?: The RGB value is 160, 230, 184: 160 red, 230 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0E6B8?: The complementary color is #E6A0CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0E6B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.