What color is #A8B495?

#A8B495 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8B495?

The RGB value is 168, 180, 149: 168 red, 180 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8B495?

The complementary color is #A195B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8B495?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8B495 color

#A8B495 rgb(168, 180, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #A8B495 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 70.6% green and 58.4% blue (168, 180, 149).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 17% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#A8B495 color codes

HEX	`#A8B495`
RGB	`rgb(168, 180, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 70.6%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 17%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 17%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 17%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.65, -9.79, 14.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.65, 17.44, 124.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.894, 43.137, 34.758)`
Decimal	`11056277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8B495, 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 #A8B495	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8B495 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	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 #A8B495 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8b495; }
.text { color: #a8b495; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8b495; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 180 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8b495, #99b495); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A8B495?: #A8B495 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8B495?: The RGB value is 168, 180, 149: 168 red, 180 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8B495?: The complementary color is #A195B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8B495?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.