What color is #A8B6A0?

#A8B6A0 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 #A8B6A0?

The RGB value is 168, 182, 160: 168 red, 182 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8B6A0?

The complementary color is #AEA0B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8B6A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8B6A0 color

#A8B6A0 rgb(168, 182, 160)

Shades of green

The hex color #A8B6A0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 71.4% green and 62.7% blue (168, 182, 160).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 13% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Salvia (#A8B59E), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#A8B6A0 color codes

HEX	`#A8B6A0`
RGB	`rgb(168, 182, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 71.4%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 13%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 12%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 12%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.44, -8.97, 9.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.44, 13.1, 133.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.22, 44.319, 39.739)`
Decimal	`11056800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8B6A0, 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 #A8B6A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8B6A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	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 #A8B6A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8b6a0; }
.text { color: #a8b6a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8b6a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 182 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8b6a0, #a0b6a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A8B6A0?: #A8B6A0 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 #A8B6A0?: The RGB value is 168, 182, 160: 168 red, 182 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8B6A0?: The complementary color is #AEA0B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8B6A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.