What color is #A1B48F?

#A1B48F is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1B48F?

The RGB value is 161, 180, 143: 161 red, 180 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1B48F?

The complementary color is #A28FB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1B48F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1B48F color

#A1B48F rgb(161, 180, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #A1B48F is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 70.6% green and 56.1% blue (161, 180, 143).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 20% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#A1B48F color codes

HEX	`#A1B48F`
RGB	`rgb(161, 180, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 70.6%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 20%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 21%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 21%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.01, -13.36, 16.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.01, 21.41, 128.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.976, 42.202, 32.232)`
Decimal	`10597519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1B48F, 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 #A1B48F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1B48F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	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 #A1B48F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1b48f; }
.text { color: #a1b48f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1b48f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 180 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1b48f, #8fb490); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A1B48F?: #A1B48F is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1B48F?: The RGB value is 161, 180, 143: 161 red, 180 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1B48F?: The complementary color is #A28FB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1B48F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.