What color is #A1B798?

#A1B798 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 #A1B798?

The RGB value is 161, 183, 152: 161 red, 183 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1B798?

The complementary color is #AE98B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1B798?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1B798 color

#A1B798 rgb(161, 183, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #A1B798 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 71.8% green and 59.6% blue (161, 183, 152).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 18% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#A1B798 color codes

HEX	`#A1B798`
RGB	`rgb(161, 183, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 71.8%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 18%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 17%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 17%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.03, -13.4, 13.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.03, 18.86, 135.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.298, 43.711, 36.172)`
Decimal	`10598296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1B798, 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 #A1B798	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1B798 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	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 #A1B798 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1b798; }
.text { color: #a1b798; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1b798; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 183 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1b798, #98b79f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A1B798?: #A1B798 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 #A1B798?: The RGB value is 161, 183, 152: 161 red, 183 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1B798?: The complementary color is #AE98B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1B798?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.