What color is #A8B476?

#A8B476 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8B476?

The RGB value is 168, 180, 118: 168 red, 180 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8B476?

The complementary color is #8276B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8B476?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8B476 color

#A8B476 rgb(168, 180, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #A8B476 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 70.6% green and 46.3% blue (168, 180, 118).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 29% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Estragon (#A5AF76), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

#A8B476 color codes

HEX	`#A8B476`
RGB	`rgb(168, 180, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 70.6%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 29%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 34%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 34%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.06, -14.37, 30.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.06, 33.52, 115.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.74, 42.276, 23.413)`
Decimal	`11056246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8B476, 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 #A8B476	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8B476 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	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 #A8B476 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8b476; }
.text { color: #a8b476; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8b476; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 180 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8b476, #89b476); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A8B476?: #A8B476 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8B476?: The RGB value is 168, 180, 118: 168 red, 180 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8B476?: The complementary color is #8276B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8B476?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.