What color is #A8D09A?

#A8D09A 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 #A8D09A?

The RGB value is 168, 208, 154: 168 red, 208 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8D09A?

The complementary color is #C29AD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8D09A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8D09A color

#A8D09A rgb(168, 208, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #A8D09A is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 81.6% green and 60.4% blue (168, 208, 154).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 36% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Oh Pistachio (#ABCA99), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.15:1).

#A8D09A color codes

HEX	`#A8D09A`
RGB	`rgb(168, 208, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 81.6%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 36%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 26%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 26%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.48, -23.21, 22.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.48, 32.4, 135.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.536, 55.769, 38.984)`
Decimal	`11063450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8D09A, 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 #A8D09A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8D09A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.15:1	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 #A8D09A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8d09a; }
.text { color: #a8d09a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8d09a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 208 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8d09a, #9ad0a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #A8D09A?: #A8D09A 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 #A8D09A?: The RGB value is 168, 208, 154: 168 red, 208 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8D09A?: The complementary color is #C29AD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8D09A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.