What color is #A8C898?

#A8C898 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8C898?

The RGB value is 168, 200, 152: 168 red, 200 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8C898?

The complementary color is #B898C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8C898?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8C898 color

#A8C898 rgb(168, 200, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #A8C898 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 78.4% green and 59.6% blue (168, 200, 152).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 30% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Oh Pistachio (#ABCA99), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.38:1).

#A8C898 color codes

HEX	`#A8C898`
RGB	`rgb(168, 200, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 78.4%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 30%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 24%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 24%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.22, -19.56, 20.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.22, 28.38, 133.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.469, 51.9, 37.48)`
Decimal	`11061400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8C898, 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 #A8C898	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8C898 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.38:1	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 #A8C898 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8c898; }
.text { color: #a8c898; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8c898; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 200 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8c898, #98c8a0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A8C898?: #A8C898 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8C898?: The RGB value is 168, 200, 152: 168 red, 200 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8C898?: The complementary color is #B898C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8C898?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.