What color is #A1BB9D?

#A1BB9D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1BB9D?

The RGB value is 161, 187, 157: 161 red, 187 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1BB9D?

The complementary color is #B79DBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1BB9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1BB9D color

#A1BB9D rgb(161, 187, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #A1BB9D is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 73.3% green and 61.6% blue (161, 187, 157).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 18% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.11:1).

#A1BB9D color codes

HEX	`#A1BB9D`
RGB	`rgb(161, 187, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 73.3%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 18%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 16%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.25, -14.59, 12.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.25, 19.07, 139.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.553, 45.551, 38.653)`
Decimal	`10599325`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1BB9D, 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 #A1BB9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1BB9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	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 #A1BB9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1bb9d; }
.text { color: #a1bb9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1bb9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 187 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1bb9d, #9dbba8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A1BB9D?: #A1BB9D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1BB9D?: The RGB value is 161, 187, 157: 161 red, 187 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1BB9D?: The complementary color is #B79DBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1BB9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.