What color is #A8B58A?

#A8B58A is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8B58A?

The RGB value is 168, 181, 138: 168 red, 181 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8B58A?

The complementary color is #978AB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8B58A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8B58A color

#A8B58A rgb(168, 181, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #A8B58A is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 71% green and 54.1% blue (168, 181, 138).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 23% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.64:1).

#A8B58A color codes

HEX	`#A8B58A`
RGB	`rgb(168, 181, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 71%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 23%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 24%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 24%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.7, -12.06, 20.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.7, 23.75, 120.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.259, 43.208, 30.417)`
Decimal	`11056522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8B58A, 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 #A8B58A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8B58A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.64:1	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 #A8B58A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8b58a; }
.text { color: #a8b58a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8b58a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 181 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8b58a, #93b58a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A8B58A?: #A8B58A is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8B58A?: The RGB value is 168, 181, 138: 168 red, 181 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8B58A?: The complementary color is #978AB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8B58A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.