What color is #A8CAAB?

#A8CAAB 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 #A8CAAB?

The RGB value is 168, 202, 171: 168 red, 202 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8CAAB?

The complementary color is #CAA8C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8CAAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.7:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8CAAB color

#A8CAAB rgb(168, 202, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #A8CAAB is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 79.2% green and 67.1% blue (168, 202, 171).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 24% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% 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 11.7:1).

#A8CAAB color codes

HEX	`#A8CAAB`
RGB	`rgb(168, 202, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 79.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 24%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 17%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 15%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.17, -17.32, 11.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.17, 20.94, 145.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.618, 53.505, 46.497)`
Decimal	`11061931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8CAAB, 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 #A8CAAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8CAAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.7:1	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 #A8CAAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8caab; }
.text { color: #a8caab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8caab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 202 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8caab, #a8cabc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #A8CAAB?: #A8CAAB 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 #A8CAAB?: The RGB value is 168, 202, 171: 168 red, 202 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8CAAB?: The complementary color is #CAA8C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8CAAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.7:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.