What color is #A1F29F?

#A1F29F is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Light Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1F29F?

The RGB value is 161, 242, 159: 161 red, 242 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1F29F?

The complementary color is #F09FF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1F29F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.72:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1F29F color

#A1F29F rgb(161, 242, 159)

Shades of green

The hex color #A1F29F is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 94.9% green and 62.4% blue (161, 242, 159).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 76% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Light Green (#90EE90), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.72:1).

#A1F29F color codes

HEX	`#A1F29F`
RGB	`rgb(161, 242, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 94.9%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 76%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 34%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 34%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.72, -40.62, 32.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.72, 51.99, 141.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.706, 73.582, 44.22)`
Decimal	`10613407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1F29F, 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 #A1F29F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1F29F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.72:1	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 #A1F29F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1f29f; }
.text { color: #a1f29f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1f29f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 242 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1f29f, #9ff2c7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A1F29F?: #A1F29F is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Light Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1F29F?: The RGB value is 161, 242, 159: 161 red, 242 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1F29F?: The complementary color is #F09FF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1F29F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.72:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.