What color is #A3E89E?

#A3E89E is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Grape Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3E89E?

The RGB value is 163, 232, 158: 163 red, 232 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3E89E?

The complementary color is #E39EE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3E89E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.59:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3E89E color

#A3E89E rgb(163, 232, 158)

Shades of green

The hex color #A3E89E is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 91% green and 62% blue (163, 232, 158).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 62% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Grape Green (#A8E4A0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.59:1).

#A3E89E color codes

HEX	`#A3E89E`
RGB	`rgb(163, 232, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 91%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 62%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 32%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 32%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.99, -35.63, 29.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.99, 46.14, 140.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.13, 67.966, 42.819)`
Decimal	`10741918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3E89E, 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 #A3E89E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3E89E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.59:1	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 #A3E89E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3e89e; }
.text { color: #a3e89e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3e89e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 232 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3e89e, #9ee8be); }

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Questions

What color is #A3E89E?: #A3E89E is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Grape Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3E89E?: The RGB value is 163, 232, 158: 163 red, 232 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3E89E?: The complementary color is #E39EE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3E89E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.59:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.