What color is #A8BC94?

#A8BC94 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8BC94?

The RGB value is 168, 188, 148: 168 red, 188 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8BC94?

The complementary color is #A894BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8BC94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8BC94 color

#A8BC94 rgb(168, 188, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #A8BC94 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 73.7% green and 58% blue (168, 188, 148).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 23% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 26% 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 10.29:1).

#A8BC94 color codes

HEX	`#A8BC94`
RGB	`rgb(168, 188, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 73.7%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 23%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 21%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 21%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.82, -14.12, 18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.82, 22.88, 128.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.476, 46.429, 34.893)`
Decimal	`11058324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8BC94, 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 #A8BC94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8BC94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	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 #A8BC94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8bc94; }
.text { color: #a8bc94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8bc94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 188 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8bc94, #94bc94); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A8BC94?: #A8BC94 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8BC94?: The RGB value is 168, 188, 148: 168 red, 188 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8BC94?: The complementary color is #A894BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8BC94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.