What color is #A1BC74?

#A1BC74 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 #A1BC74?

The RGB value is 161, 188, 116: 161 red, 188 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1BC74?

The complementary color is #8F74BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1BC74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1BC74 color

#A1BC74 rgb(161, 188, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #A1BC74 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 73.7% green and 45.5% blue (161, 188, 116).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 35% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Around the Gills (#A1B670), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

#A1BC74 color codes

HEX	`#A1BC74`
RGB	`rgb(161, 188, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 73.7%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 35%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 38%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 38%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.76, -21.39, 33.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.76, 39.7, 122.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.833, 44.804, 23.28)`
Decimal	`10599540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1BC74, 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 #A1BC74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1BC74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	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 #A1BC74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1bc74; }
.text { color: #a1bc74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1bc74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 188 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1bc74, #7dbc74); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A1BC74?: #A1BC74 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 #A1BC74?: The RGB value is 161, 188, 116: 161 red, 188 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1BC74?: The complementary color is #8F74BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1BC74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.