What color is #A3B28B?

#A3B28B is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3B28B?

The RGB value is 163, 178, 139: 163 red, 178 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3B28B?

The complementary color is #9A8BB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3B28B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3B28B color

#A3B28B rgb(163, 178, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #A3B28B is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 69.8% green and 54.5% blue (163, 178, 139).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 20% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.3:1).

#A3B28B color codes

HEX	`#A3B28B`
RGB	`rgb(163, 178, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 69.8%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 20%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 22%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 22%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.52, -12.22, 18.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.52, 21.96, 123.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.684, 41.491, 30.55)`
Decimal	`10728075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3B28B, 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 #A3B28B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3B28B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.3:1	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 #A3B28B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3b28b; }
.text { color: #a3b28b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3b28b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 178 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3b28b, #90b28b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #A3B28B?: #A3B28B is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3B28B?: The RGB value is 163, 178, 139: 163 red, 178 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3B28B?: The complementary color is #9A8BB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3B28B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.