What color is #A1B190?

#A1B190 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1B190?

The RGB value is 161, 177, 144: 161 red, 177 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1B190?

The complementary color is #A090B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1B190?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1B190 color

#A1B190 rgb(161, 177, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #A1B190 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 69.4% green and 56.5% blue (161, 177, 144).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 17% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.21:1).

#A1B190 color codes

HEX	`#A1B190`
RGB	`rgb(161, 177, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 69.4%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 17%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 19%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 19%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.2, -11.63, 15.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.2, 19.02, 127.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.453, 41.035, 32.433)`
Decimal	`10596752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1B190, 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 #A1B190	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1B190 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.21:1	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 #A1B190 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1b190; }
.text { color: #a1b190; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1b190; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 177 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1b190, #91b190); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A1B190?: #A1B190 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1B190?: The RGB value is 161, 177, 144: 161 red, 177 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1B190?: The complementary color is #A090B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1B190?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.