What color is #A8B59D?

#A8B59D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8B59D?

The RGB value is 168, 181, 157: 168 red, 181 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8B59D?

The complementary color is #AA9DB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8B59D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8B59D color

#A8B59D rgb(168, 181, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #A8B59D is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 71% green and 61.6% blue (168, 181, 157).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 14% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Salvia (#A8B59E), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.76:1).

#A8B59D color codes

HEX	`#A8B59D`
RGB	`rgb(168, 181, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 71%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 14%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 13%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 13%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.1, -8.96, 10.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.1, 13.96, 129.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.757, 43.807, 38.305)`
Decimal	`11056541`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8B59D, 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 #A8B59D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8B59D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.76:1	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 #A8B59D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8b59d; }
.text { color: #a8b59d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8b59d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 181 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8b59d, #9db59e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A8B59D?: #A8B59D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8B59D?: The RGB value is 168, 181, 157: 168 red, 181 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8B59D?: The complementary color is #AA9DB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8B59D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.