What color is #A0FF40?

#A0FF40 is a light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Acid Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0FF40?

The RGB value is 160, 255, 64: 160 red, 255 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0FF40?

The complementary color is #9F40FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0FF40?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.87:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0FF40 color

#A0FF40 rgb(160, 255, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #A0FF40 is a light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 100% green and 25.1% blue (160, 255, 64).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 100% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 75% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Acid Green (#8FFE09), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.87:1).

#A0FF40 color codes

HEX	`#A0FF40`
RGB	`rgb(160, 255, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 100%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 100%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 75%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 75%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.4, -56.14, 76.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.4, 94.88, 126.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.182, 79.361, 17.471)`
Decimal	`10551104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0FF40, 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 #A0FF40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0FF40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.87:1	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 #A0FF40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0ff40; }
.text { color: #a0ff40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0ff40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 255 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0ff40, #41ff40); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A0FF40?: #A0FF40 is a light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Acid Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0FF40?: The RGB value is 160, 255, 64: 160 red, 255 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0FF40?: The complementary color is #9F40FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0FF40?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.87:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.