What color is #A8D374?

#A8D374 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Wasabi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8D374?

The RGB value is 168, 211, 116: 168 red, 211 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8D374?

The complementary color is #9F74D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8D374?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8D374 color

#A8D374 rgb(168, 211, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #A8D374 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 82.7% green and 45.5% blue (168, 211, 116).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 52% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi (#AFD77F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.23:1).

#A8D374 color codes

HEX	`#A8D374`
RGB	`rgb(168, 211, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 82.7%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 52%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 45%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 45%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.71, -29.93, 42.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.71, 51.87, 125.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.595, 56.174, 25.118)`
Decimal	`11064180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8D374, 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 #A8D374	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8D374 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.23:1	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 #A8D374 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8d374; }
.text { color: #a8d374; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8d374; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 211 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8d374, #79d374); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A8D374?: #A8D374 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Wasabi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8D374?: The RGB value is 168, 211, 116: 168 red, 211 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8D374?: The complementary color is #9F74D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8D374?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.