What color is #A1BA76?

#A1BA76 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Around the Gills. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1BA76?

The RGB value is 161, 186, 118: 161 red, 186 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1BA76?

The complementary color is #8F76BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1BA76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1BA76 color

#A1BA76 rgb(161, 186, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #A1BA76 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 72.9% green and 46.3% blue (161, 186, 118).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 33% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Around the Gills (#A1B670), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.8:1).

#A1BA76 color codes

HEX	`#A1BA76`
RGB	`rgb(161, 186, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 72.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 33%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 37%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 37%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.23, -20.13, 31.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.23, 37.57, 122.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.527, 44.003, 23.758)`
Decimal	`10599030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1BA76, 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 #A1BA76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1BA76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.8:1	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 #A1BA76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1ba76; }
.text { color: #a1ba76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1ba76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 186 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1ba76, #7fba76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #A1BA76?: #A1BA76 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Around the Gills. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1BA76?: The RGB value is 161, 186, 118: 161 red, 186 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1BA76?: The complementary color is #8F76BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1BA76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.