What color is #A3E490?

#A3E490 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Sage Sensation. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3E490?

The RGB value is 163, 228, 144: 163 red, 228 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3E490?

The complementary color is #D190E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3E490?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3E490 color

#A3E490 rgb(163, 228, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #A3E490 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 89.4% green and 56.5% blue (163, 228, 144).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 61% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Sage Sensation (#B2E191), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.06:1).

#A3E490 color codes

HEX	`#A3E490`
RGB	`rgb(163, 228, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 89.4%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 61%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 37%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 37%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.63, -35.91, 34.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.63, 49.88, 136.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.88, 65.285, 36.459)`
Decimal	`10740880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3E490, 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 #A3E490	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3E490 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.06:1	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 #A3E490 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3e490; }
.text { color: #a3e490; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3e490; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 228 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3e490, #90e4a7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A3E490?: #A3E490 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Sage Sensation. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3E490?: The RGB value is 163, 228, 144: 163 red, 228 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3E490?: The complementary color is #D190E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3E490?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.