What color is #A8C7AC?

#A8C7AC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8C7AC?

The RGB value is 168, 199, 172: 168 red, 199 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8C7AC?

The complementary color is #C7A8C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8C7AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8C7AC color

#A8C7AC rgb(168, 199, 172)

Shades of green

The hex color #A8C7AC is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 78% green and 67.5% blue (168, 199, 172).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 22% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.43:1).

#A8C7AC color codes

HEX	`#A8C7AC`
RGB	`rgb(168, 199, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 78%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 22%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 16%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 14%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.37, -15.62, 10.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.37, 18.59, 147.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.017, 52.149, 46.769)`
Decimal	`11061164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8C7AC, 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 #A8C7AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8C7AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.43:1	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 #A8C7AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8c7ac; }
.text { color: #a8c7ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8c7ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 199 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8c7ac, #a8c7bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #A8C7AC?: #A8C7AC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8C7AC?: The RGB value is 168, 199, 172: 168 red, 199 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8C7AC?: The complementary color is #C7A8C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8C7AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.