What color is #A1FFA1?

#A1FFA1 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Pale Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1FFA1?

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

What is the complementary color of #A1FFA1?

The complementary color is #FFA1FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1FFA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.33:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1FFA1 color

#A1FFA1 rgb(161, 255, 161)

Shades of green

The hex color #A1FFA1 is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 100% green and 63.1% blue (161, 255, 161).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 100% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pale Green (#98FB98), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.33:1).

#A1FFA1 color codes

HEX	`#A1FFA1`
RGB	`rgb(161, 255, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 100%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 100%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 37%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 37%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.43, -45.99, 36.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.43, 58.62, 141.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.888, 81.667, 46.477)`
Decimal	`10616737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1FFA1, 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 #A1FFA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1FFA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.33:1	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 #A1FFA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1ffa1; }
.text { color: #a1ffa1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1ffa1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 255 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1ffa1, #a1ffd0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A1FFA1?: #A1FFA1 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Pale Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1FFA1?: The RGB value is 161, 255, 161: 161 red, 255 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1FFA1?: The complementary color is #FFA1FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1FFA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.33:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.