What color is #A8D1A7?

#A8D1A7 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 #A8D1A7?

The RGB value is 168, 209, 167: 168 red, 209 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8D1A7?

The complementary color is #D0A7D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8D1A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8D1A7 color

#A8D1A7 rgb(168, 209, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #A8D1A7 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 82% green and 65.5% blue (168, 209, 167).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 31% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.34:1).

#A8D1A7 color codes

HEX	`#A8D1A7`
RGB	`rgb(168, 209, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 82%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 31%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 20%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 20%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.02, -21.53, 16.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.02, 27.12, 142.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.922, 56.715, 45.079)`
Decimal	`11063719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8D1A7, 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 #A8D1A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8D1A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.34:1	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 #A8D1A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8d1a7; }
.text { color: #a8d1a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8d1a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 209 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8d1a7, #a7d1bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A8D1A7?: #A8D1A7 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 #A8D1A7?: The RGB value is 168, 209, 167: 168 red, 209 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8D1A7?: The complementary color is #D0A7D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8D1A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.