What color is #A8B68E?

#A8B68E 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 #A8B68E?

The RGB value is 168, 182, 142: 168 red, 182 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8B68E?

The complementary color is #9C8EB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8B68E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8B68E color

#A8B68E rgb(168, 182, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #A8B68E is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 71.4% green and 55.7% blue (168, 182, 142).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 22% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#A8B68E color codes

HEX	`#A8B68E`
RGB	`rgb(168, 182, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 71.4%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 22%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 22%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 22%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.05, -11.97, 18.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.05, 22.27, 122.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.758, 43.734, 32.038)`
Decimal	`11056782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8B68E, 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 #A8B68E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8B68E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	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 #A8B68E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8b68e; }
.text { color: #a8b68e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8b68e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 182 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8b68e, #94b68e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A8B68E?: #A8B68E 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 #A8B68E?: The RGB value is 168, 182, 142: 168 red, 182 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8B68E?: The complementary color is #9C8EB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8B68E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.