What color is #A1C08F?

#A1C08F is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1C08F?

The RGB value is 161, 192, 143: 161 red, 192 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1C08F?

The complementary color is #AE8FC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1C08F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1C08F color

#A1C08F rgb(161, 192, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #A1C08F is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 75.3% green and 56.1% blue (161, 192, 143).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 28% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Oh Pistachio (#ABCA99), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.45:1).

#A1C08F color codes

HEX	`#A1C08F`
RGB	`rgb(161, 192, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 75.3%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 28%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 26%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 26%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.36, -19.5, 21.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.36, 28.91, 132.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.505, 47.259, 33.075)`
Decimal	`10600591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1C08F, 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 #A1C08F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1C08F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.45:1	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 #A1C08F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1c08f; }
.text { color: #a1c08f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1c08f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 192 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1c08f, #8fc096); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A1C08F?: #A1C08F is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1C08F?: The RGB value is 161, 192, 143: 161 red, 192 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1C08F?: The complementary color is #AE8FC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1C08F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.