What color is #A8CBAD?

#A8CBAD is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8CBAD?

The RGB value is 168, 203, 173: 168 red, 203 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8CBAD?

The complementary color is #CBA8C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8CBAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8CBAD color

#A8CBAD rgb(168, 203, 173)

Shades of green

The hex color #A8CBAD is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 79.6% green and 67.8% blue (168, 203, 173).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 25% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.81:1).

#A8CBAD color codes

HEX	`#A8CBAD`
RGB	`rgb(168, 203, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 79.6%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 25%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 15%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.49, -17.47, 11.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.49, 20.72, 147.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.045, 54.053, 47.587)`
Decimal	`11062189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8CBAD, 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 #A8CBAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8CBAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.81:1	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 #A8CBAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8cbad; }
.text { color: #a8cbad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8cbad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 203 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8cbad, #a8cbbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #A8CBAD?: #A8CBAD is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8CBAD?: The RGB value is 168, 203, 173: 168 red, 203 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8CBAD?: The complementary color is #CBA8C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8CBAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.