What color is #A8C69E?

#A8C69E is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8C69E?

The RGB value is 168, 198, 158: 168 red, 198 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8C69E?

The complementary color is #BC9EC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8C69E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8C69E color

#A8C69E rgb(168, 198, 158)

Shades of green

The hex color #A8C69E is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 77.6% green and 62% blue (168, 198, 158).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 26% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.24:1).

#A8C69E color codes

HEX	`#A8C69E`
RGB	`rgb(168, 198, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 77.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 26%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 20%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 20%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.79, -17.57, 16.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.79, 24.28, 136.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.513, 51.181, 39.98)`
Decimal	`11060894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8C69E, 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 #A8C69E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8C69E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.24:1	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 #A8C69E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8c69e; }
.text { color: #a8c69e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8c69e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 198 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8c69e, #9ec6a8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A8C69E?: #A8C69E is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8C69E?: The RGB value is 168, 198, 158: 168 red, 198 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8C69E?: The complementary color is #BC9EC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8C69E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.