What color is #A8BC81?

#A8BC81 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8BC81?

The RGB value is 168, 188, 129: 168 red, 188 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8BC81?

The complementary color is #9581BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8BC81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8BC81 color

#A8BC81 rgb(168, 188, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #A8BC81 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 73.7% green and 50.6% blue (168, 188, 129).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 31% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#A8BC81 color codes

HEX	`#A8BC81`
RGB	`rgb(168, 188, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 73.7%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 31%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 31%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 31%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.47, -16.98, 27.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.47, 32.45, 121.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.094, 45.876, 27.613)`
Decimal	`11058305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8BC81, 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 #A8BC81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8BC81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	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 #A8BC81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8bc81; }
.text { color: #a8bc81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8bc81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 188 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8bc81, #8bbc81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A8BC81?: #A8BC81 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8BC81?: The RGB value is 168, 188, 129: 168 red, 188 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8BC81?: The complementary color is #9581BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8BC81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.