What color is #A3BC7B?

#A3BC7B is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Around the Gills. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3BC7B?

The RGB value is 163, 188, 123: 163 red, 188 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3BC7B?

The complementary color is #947BBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3BC7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3BC7B color

#A3BC7B rgb(163, 188, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #A3BC7B is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 73.7% green and 48.2% blue (163, 188, 123).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 33% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Around the Gills (#A1B670), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.04:1).

#A3BC7B color codes

HEX	`#A3BC7B`
RGB	`rgb(163, 188, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 73.7%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 33%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 35%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 35%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.01, -19.7, 30.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.01, 36.02, 123.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.662, 45.183, 25.525)`
Decimal	`10730619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3BC7B, 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 #A3BC7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3BC7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.04:1	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 #A3BC7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3bc7b; }
.text { color: #a3bc7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3bc7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 188 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3bc7b, #83bc7b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A3BC7B?: #A3BC7B is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Around the Gills. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3BC7B?: The RGB value is 163, 188, 123: 163 red, 188 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3BC7B?: The complementary color is #947BBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3BC7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.