What color is #A8CBA9?

#A8CBA9 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 #A8CBA9?

The RGB value is 168, 203, 169: 168 red, 203 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8CBA9?

The complementary color is #CBA8CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8CBA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8CBA9 color

#A8CBA9 rgb(168, 203, 169)

Shades of green

The hex color #A8CBA9 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 79.6% green and 66.3% blue (168, 203, 169).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 25% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.78:1).

#A8CBA9 color codes

HEX	`#A8CBA9`
RGB	`rgb(168, 203, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 79.6%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 25%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 17%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.4, -18.19, 13.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.4, 22.44, 144.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.664, 53.9, 45.579)`
Decimal	`11062185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8CBA9, 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 #A8CBA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8CBA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.78:1	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 #A8CBA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8cba9; }
.text { color: #a8cba9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8cba9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 203 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8cba9, #a8cbbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #A8CBA9?: #A8CBA9 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 #A8CBA9?: The RGB value is 168, 203, 169: 168 red, 203 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8CBA9?: The complementary color is #CBA8CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8CBA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.