What color is #A1E396?

#A1E396 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Grape Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1E396?

The RGB value is 161, 227, 150: 161 red, 227 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1E396?

The complementary color is #D896E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1E396?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1E396 color

#A1E396 rgb(161, 227, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #A1E396 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 89% green and 58.8% blue (161, 227, 150).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 58% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Grape Green (#A8E4A0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.94:1).

#A1E396 color codes

HEX	`#A1E396`
RGB	`rgb(161, 227, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 89%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 58%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 34%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 34%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.34, -35.23, 31.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.34, 47.04, 138.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.67, 64.715, 38.828)`
Decimal	`10609558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1E396, 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 #A1E396	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1E396 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.94:1	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 #A1E396 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1e396; }
.text { color: #a1e396; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1e396; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 227 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1e396, #96e3b2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A1E396?: #A1E396 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Grape Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1E396?: The RGB value is 161, 227, 150: 161 red, 227 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1E396?: The complementary color is #D896E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1E396?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.