What color is #A1D9A0?

#A1D9A0 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Celadon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1D9A0?

The RGB value is 161, 217, 160: 161 red, 217 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1D9A0?

The complementary color is #D8A0D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1D9A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1D9A0 color

#A1D9A0 rgb(161, 217, 160)

Shades of green

The hex color #A1D9A0 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 85.1% green and 62.7% blue (161, 217, 160).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 43% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Celadon (#ACE1AF), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.95:1).

#A1D9A0 color codes

HEX	`#A1D9A0`
RGB	`rgb(161, 217, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 85.1%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 43%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 26%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 26%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.7, -28.96, 22.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.7, 36.63, 142.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.854, 59.739, 42.366)`
Decimal	`10607008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1D9A0, 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 #A1D9A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1D9A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.95:1	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 #A1D9A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1d9a0; }
.text { color: #a1d9a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1d9a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 217 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1d9a0, #a0d9bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A1D9A0?: #A1D9A0 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Celadon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1D9A0?: The RGB value is 161, 217, 160: 161 red, 217 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1D9A0?: The complementary color is #D8A0D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1D9A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.