What color is #A1B288?

#A1B288 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1B288?

The RGB value is 161, 178, 136: 161 red, 178 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1B288?

The complementary color is #9988B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1B288?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1B288 color

#A1B288 rgb(161, 178, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #A1B288 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 69.8% green and 53.3% blue (161, 178, 136).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 21% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.24:1).

#A1B288 color codes

HEX	`#A1B288`
RGB	`rgb(161, 178, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 69.8%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 21%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 24%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 24%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.31, -13.44, 19.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.31, 23.73, 124.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.062, 41.195, 29.392)`
Decimal	`10597000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1B288, 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 #A1B288	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1B288 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.24:1	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 #A1B288 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1b288; }
.text { color: #a1b288; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1b288; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 178 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1b288, #8cb288); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A1B288?: #A1B288 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1B288?: The RGB value is 161, 178, 136: 161 red, 178 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1B288?: The complementary color is #9988B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1B288?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.