What color is #A8C581?

#A8C581 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Fiddle-Leaf Fig. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8C581?

The RGB value is 168, 197, 129: 168 red, 197 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8C581?

The complementary color is #9E81C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8C581?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8C581 color

#A8C581 rgb(168, 197, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #A8C581 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 77.3% green and 50.6% blue (168, 197, 129).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 37% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Fiddle-Leaf Fig (#A6C875), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.97:1).

#A8C581 color codes

HEX	`#A8C581`
RGB	`rgb(168, 197, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 77.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 37%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 35%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 35%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.97, -21.5, 30.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.97, 37.71, 124.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.077, 49.842, 28.274)`
Decimal	`11060609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8C581, 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 #A8C581	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8C581 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.97:1	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 #A8C581 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8c581; }
.text { color: #a8c581; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8c581; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 197 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8c581, #86c581); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A8C581?: #A8C581 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Fiddle-Leaf Fig. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8C581?: The RGB value is 168, 197, 129: 168 red, 197 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8C581?: The complementary color is #9E81C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8C581?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.