What color is #A8BE20?

#A8BE20 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8BE20?

The RGB value is 168, 190, 32: 168 red, 190 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8BE20?

The complementary color is #3620BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8BE20?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8BE20 color

#A8BE20 rgb(168, 190, 32)

Shades of green

The hex color #A8BE20 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 74.5% green and 12.5% blue (168, 190, 32).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 71% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 83% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pea (#A4BF20), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#A8BE20 color codes

HEX	`#A8BE20`
RGB	`rgb(168, 190, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 74.5%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 71%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 83%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 83%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.06, -26.1, 68.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.06, 73.64, 110.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.824, 45.256, 8.267)`
Decimal	`11058720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8BE20, 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 #A8BE20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8BE20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	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 #A8BE20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8be20; }
.text { color: #a8be20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8be20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 190 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8be20, #59be20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #A8BE20?: #A8BE20 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8BE20?: The RGB value is 168, 190, 32: 168 red, 190 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8BE20?: The complementary color is #3620BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8BE20?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.