What color is #A1B497?

#A1B497 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1B497?

The RGB value is 161, 180, 151: 161 red, 180 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1B497?

The complementary color is #AA97B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1B497?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1B497 color

#A1B497 rgb(161, 180, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #A1B497 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 70.6% green and 59.2% blue (161, 180, 151).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 16% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.49:1).

#A1B497 color codes

HEX	`#A1B497`
RGB	`rgb(161, 180, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 70.6%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 16%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 16%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 16%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.18, -12.01, 12.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.18, 17.42, 133.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.604, 42.454, 35.538)`
Decimal	`10597527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1B497, 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 #A1B497	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1B497 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.49:1	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 #A1B497 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1b497; }
.text { color: #a1b497; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1b497; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 180 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1b497, #97b49c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A1B497?: #A1B497 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1B497?: The RGB value is 161, 180, 151: 161 red, 180 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1B497?: The complementary color is #AA97B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1B497?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.