What color is #A8BDA6?

#A8BDA6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8BDA6?

The RGB value is 168, 189, 166: 168 red, 189 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8BDA6?

The complementary color is #BBA6BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8BDA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8BDA6 color

#A8BDA6 rgb(168, 189, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #A8BDA6 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 74.1% green and 65.1% blue (168, 189, 166).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 15% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.49:1).

#A8BDA6 color codes

HEX	`#A8BDA6`
RGB	`rgb(168, 189, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 74.1%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 15%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 12%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 12%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.49, -11.56, 9.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.49, 14.78, 141.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.228, 47.473, 43.06)`
Decimal	`11058598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8BDA6, 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 #A8BDA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8BDA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	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 #A8BDA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8bda6; }
.text { color: #a8bda6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8bda6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 189 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8bda6, #a6bdaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A8BDA6?: #A8BDA6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8BDA6?: The RGB value is 168, 189, 166: 168 red, 189 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8BDA6?: The complementary color is #BBA6BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8BDA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.