What color is #A3BE98?

#A3BE98 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3BE98?

The RGB value is 163, 190, 152: 163 red, 190 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3BE98?

The complementary color is #B398BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3BE98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3BE98 color

#A3BE98 rgb(163, 190, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #A3BE98 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 74.5% green and 59.6% blue (163, 190, 152).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 23% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.38:1).

#A3BE98 color codes

HEX	`#A3BE98`
RGB	`rgb(163, 190, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 74.5%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 23%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 20%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 20%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.11, -16.29, 16.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.11, 22.97, 135.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.184, 46.88, 36.684)`
Decimal	`10731160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3BE98, 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 #A3BE98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3BE98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.38:1	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 #A3BE98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3be98; }
.text { color: #a3be98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3be98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 190 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3be98, #98bea0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #A3BE98?: #A3BE98 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3BE98?: The RGB value is 163, 190, 152: 163 red, 190 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3BE98?: The complementary color is #B398BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3BE98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.