What color is #A1C0A8?

#A1C0A8 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1C0A8?

The RGB value is 161, 192, 168: 161 red, 192 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1C0A8?

The complementary color is #C0A1B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1C0A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1C0A8 color

#A1C0A8 rgb(161, 192, 168)

Shades of green

The hex color #A1C0A8 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 75.3% green and 65.9% blue (161, 192, 168).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 20% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

#A1C0A8 color codes

HEX	`#A1C0A8`
RGB	`rgb(161, 192, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 75.3%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 20%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 16%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 13%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.89, -15.16, 8.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.89, 17.45, 150.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.614, 48.103, 44.183)`
Decimal	`10600616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1C0A8, 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 #A1C0A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1C0A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	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 #A1C0A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1c0a8; }
.text { color: #a1c0a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1c0a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 192 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1c0a8, #a1c0b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #A1C0A8?: #A1C0A8 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1C0A8?: The RGB value is 161, 192, 168: 161 red, 192 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1C0A8?: The complementary color is #C0A1B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1C0A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.