What color is #A8CB9B?

#A8CB9B 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 #A8CB9B?

The RGB value is 168, 203, 155: 168 red, 203 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8CB9B?

The complementary color is #BE9BCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8CB9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8CB9B color

#A8CB9B rgb(168, 203, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #A8CB9B is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 79.6% green and 60.8% blue (168, 203, 155).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 32% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Oh Pistachio (#ABCA99), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.68:1).

#A8CB9B color codes

HEX	`#A8CB9B`
RGB	`rgb(168, 203, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 79.6%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 32%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 24%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 24%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.11, -20.57, 20.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.11, 28.83, 135.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.42, 53.402, 39.024)`
Decimal	`11062171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8CB9B, 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 #A8CB9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8CB9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.68:1	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 #A8CB9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8cb9b; }
.text { color: #a8cb9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8cb9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 203 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8cb9b, #9bcba6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A8CB9B?: #A8CB9B 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 #A8CB9B?: The RGB value is 168, 203, 155: 168 red, 203 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8CB9B?: The complementary color is #BE9BCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8CB9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.