What color is #A8BA9B?

#A8BA9B is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8BA9B?

The RGB value is 168, 186, 155: 168 red, 186 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8BA9B?

The complementary color is #AD9BBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8BA9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8BA9B color

#A8BA9B rgb(168, 186, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #A8BA9B is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 72.9% green and 60.8% blue (168, 186, 155).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 18% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.16:1).

#A8BA9B color codes

HEX	`#A8BA9B`
RGB	`rgb(168, 186, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 72.9%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 18%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 17%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 17%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.42, -11.92, 13.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.42, 18.13, 131.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.623, 45.809, 37.759)`
Decimal	`11057819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8BA9B, 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 #A8BA9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8BA9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.16:1	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 #A8BA9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8ba9b; }
.text { color: #a8ba9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8ba9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 186 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8ba9b, #9bba9d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A8BA9B?: #A8BA9B is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8BA9B?: The RGB value is 168, 186, 155: 168 red, 186 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8BA9B?: The complementary color is #AD9BBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8BA9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.