What color is #A8C49D?

#A8C49D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8C49D?

The RGB value is 168, 196, 157: 168 red, 196 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8C49D?

The complementary color is #B99DC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8C49D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8C49D color

#A8C49D rgb(168, 196, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #A8C49D is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 76.9% green and 61.6% blue (168, 196, 157).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 25% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.05:1).

#A8C49D color codes

HEX	`#A8C49D`
RGB	`rgb(168, 196, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 76.9%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 25%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 20%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 20%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.22, -16.72, 16.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.22, 23.49, 135.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.973, 50.238, 39.377)`
Decimal	`11060381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8C49D, 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 #A8C49D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8C49D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.05:1	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 #A8C49D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8c49d; }
.text { color: #a8c49d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8c49d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 196 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8c49d, #9dc4a6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A8C49D?: #A8C49D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8C49D?: The RGB value is 168, 196, 157: 168 red, 196 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8C49D?: The complementary color is #B99DC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8C49D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.