What color is #A8BE8B?

#A8BE8B is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8BE8B?

The RGB value is 168, 190, 139: 168 red, 190 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8BE8B?

The complementary color is #A18BBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8BE8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8BE8B color

#A8BE8B rgb(168, 190, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #A8BE8B is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 74.5% green and 54.5% blue (168, 190, 139).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 28% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.4:1).

#A8BE8B color codes

HEX	`#A8BE8B`
RGB	`rgb(168, 190, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 74.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 28%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 27%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 27%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.2, -16.54, 23.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.2, 28.61, 125.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.221, 47.016, 31.43)`
Decimal	`11058827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8BE8B, 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 #A8BE8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8BE8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.4:1	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 #A8BE8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8be8b; }
.text { color: #a8be8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8be8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 190 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8be8b, #8ebe8b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A8BE8B?: #A8BE8B is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8BE8B?: The RGB value is 168, 190, 139: 168 red, 190 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8BE8B?: The complementary color is #A18BBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8BE8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.