What color is #A1EF72?

#A1EF72 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Lima. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1EF72?

The RGB value is 161, 239, 114: 161 red, 239 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1EF72?

The complementary color is #C072EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1EF72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.1:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1EF72 color

#A1EF72 rgb(161, 239, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #A1EF72 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 93.7% green and 44.7% blue (161, 239, 114).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 80% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Lima (#A9F971), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.1:1).

#A1EF72 color codes

HEX	`#A1EF72`
RGB	`rgb(161, 239, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 93.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 80%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 52%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 52%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.25, -45.23, 52.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.25, 69.24, 130.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.601, 70.523, 26.968)`
Decimal	`10612594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1EF72, 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 #A1EF72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1EF72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.1:1	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 #A1EF72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1ef72; }
.text { color: #a1ef72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1ef72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 239 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1ef72, #72ef82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kiwi.

Questions

What color is #A1EF72?: #A1EF72 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Lima. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1EF72?: The RGB value is 161, 239, 114: 161 red, 239 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1EF72?: The complementary color is #C072EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1EF72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.1:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.