What color is #A8B993?

#A8B993 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 #A8B993?

The RGB value is 168, 185, 147: 168 red, 185 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8B993?

The complementary color is #A493B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8B993?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8B993 color

#A8B993 rgb(168, 185, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #A8B993 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 72.5% green and 57.6% blue (168, 185, 147).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 21% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

#A8B993 color codes

HEX	`#A8B993`
RGB	`rgb(168, 185, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 72.5%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 21%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 21%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 21%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.98, -12.73, 17.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.98, 21.53, 126.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.763, 45.129, 34.267)`
Decimal	`11057555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8B993, 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 #A8B993	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8B993 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	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 #A8B993 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8b993; }
.text { color: #a8b993; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8b993; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 185 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8b993, #95b993); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A8B993?: #A8B993 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 #A8B993?: The RGB value is 168, 185, 147: 168 red, 185 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8B993?: The complementary color is #A493B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8B993?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.