What color is #A8B19A?

#A8B19A is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8B19A?

The RGB value is 168, 177, 154: 168 red, 177 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8B19A?

The complementary color is #A39AB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8B19A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8B19A color

#A8B19A rgb(168, 177, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8B19A is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 69.4% green and 60.4% blue (168, 177, 154).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 13% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.42:1).

#A8B19A color codes

HEX	`#A8B19A`
RGB	`rgb(168, 177, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 69.4%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 13%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 13%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 13%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.94, -7.37, 10.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.94, 13, 124.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.702, 42.102, 36.706)`
Decimal	`11055514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8B19A, 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 #A8B19A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8B19A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.42:1	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 #A8B19A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8b19a; }
.text { color: #a8b19a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8b19a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 177 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8b19a, #9db19a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A8B19A?: #A8B19A is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8B19A?: The RGB value is 168, 177, 154: 168 red, 177 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8B19A?: The complementary color is #A39AB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8B19A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.