What color is #A8CBBA?

#A8CBBA is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8CBBA?

The RGB value is 168, 203, 186: 168 red, 203 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8CBBA?

The complementary color is #CBA8B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8CBBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8CBBA color

#A8CBBA rgb(168, 203, 186)

Shades of green

The hex color #A8CBBA is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 79.6% green and 72.9% blue (168, 203, 186).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 25% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.92:1).

#A8CBBA color codes

HEX	`#A8CBBA`
RGB	`rgb(168, 203, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 79.6%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 25%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 8%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.8, -15.02, 4.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.8, 15.71, 162.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.365, 54.581, 54.537)`
Decimal	`11062202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8CBBA, 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 #A8CBBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8CBBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.92:1	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 #A8CBBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8cbba; }
.text { color: #a8cbba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8cbba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 203 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8cbba, #a8cacb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A8CBBA?: #A8CBBA is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8CBBA?: The RGB value is 168, 203, 186: 168 red, 203 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8CBBA?: The complementary color is #CBA8B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8CBBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.