What color is #A8CCBA?

#A8CCBA 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 #A8CCBA?

The RGB value is 168, 204, 186: 168 red, 204 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8CCBA?

The complementary color is #CCA8BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8CCBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8CCBA color

#A8CCBA rgb(168, 204, 186)

Shades of green

The hex color #A8CCBA is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 80% green and 72.9% blue (168, 204, 186).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 26% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.01:1).

#A8CCBA color codes

HEX	`#A8CCBA`
RGB	`rgb(168, 204, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 80%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 26%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 18%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 9%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.07, -15.53, 5.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.07, 16.32, 162.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.602, 55.054, 54.616)`
Decimal	`11062458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8CCBA, 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 #A8CCBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8CCBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.01:1	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 #A8CCBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8ccba; }
.text { color: #a8ccba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8ccba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 204 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8ccba, #a8cccc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A8CCBA?: #A8CCBA 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 #A8CCBA?: The RGB value is 168, 204, 186: 168 red, 204 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8CCBA?: The complementary color is #CCA8BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8CCBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.