What color is #A8BD9A?

#A8BD9A 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 #A8BD9A?

The RGB value is 168, 189, 154: 168 red, 189 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8BD9A?

The complementary color is #AF9ABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8BD9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8BD9A color

#A8BD9A rgb(168, 189, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #A8BD9A is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 74.1% green and 60.4% blue (168, 189, 154).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.41:1).

#A8BD9A color codes

HEX	`#A8BD9A`
RGB	`rgb(168, 189, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 74.1%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 19%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.22, -13.65, 15.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.22, 20.52, 131.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.178, 47.053, 37.531)`
Decimal	`11058586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8BD9A, 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 #A8BD9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8BD9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.41:1	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 #A8BD9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8bd9a; }
.text { color: #a8bd9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8bd9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 189 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8bd9a, #9abd9e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A8BD9A?: #A8BD9A 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 #A8BD9A?: The RGB value is 168, 189, 154: 168 red, 189 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8BD9A?: The complementary color is #AF9ABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8BD9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.