What color is #A8B185?

#A8B185 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8B185?

The RGB value is 168, 177, 133: 168 red, 177 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8B185?

The complementary color is #8E85B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8B185?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8B185 color

#A8B185 rgb(168, 177, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #A8B185 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 69.4% green and 52.2% blue (168, 177, 133).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 22% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Estragon (#A5AF76), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#A8B185 color codes

HEX	`#A8B185`
RGB	`rgb(168, 177, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 69.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 22%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 25%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 25%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.5, -10.73, 21.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.5, 24.05, 116.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.104, 41.463, 28.287)`
Decimal	`11055493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8B185, 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 #A8B185	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8B185 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	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 #A8B185 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8b185; }
.text { color: #a8b185; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8b185; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 177 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8b185, #92b185); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A8B185?: #A8B185 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8B185?: The RGB value is 168, 177, 133: 168 red, 177 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8B185?: The complementary color is #8E85B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8B185?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.