What color is #A1B532?

#A1B532 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Citrus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1B532?

The RGB value is 161, 181, 50: 161 red, 181 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1B532?

The complementary color is #4632B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1B532?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1B532 color

#A1B532 rgb(161, 181, 50)

Shades of green

The hex color #A1B532 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 71% green and 19.6% blue (161, 181, 50).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 57% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 72% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Citrus (#9FB70A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#A1B532 color codes

HEX	`#A1B532`
RGB	`rgb(161, 181, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 71%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 57%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 72%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 72%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.07, -23.91, 60.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.07, 65.1, 111.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.798, 40.855, 9.228)`
Decimal	`10597682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1B532, 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 #A1B532	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1B532 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	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 #A1B532 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1b532; }
.text { color: #a1b532; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1b532; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 181 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1b532, #5fb532); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #A1B532?: #A1B532 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Citrus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1B532?: The RGB value is 161, 181, 50: 161 red, 181 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1B532?: The complementary color is #4632B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1B532?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.