What color is #A8DBB8?

#A8DBB8 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Glaucous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8DBB8?

The RGB value is 168, 219, 184: 168 red, 219 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8DBB8?

The complementary color is #DBA8CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8DBB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.49:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8DBB8 color

#A8DBB8 rgb(168, 219, 184)

Shades of green

The hex color #A8DBB8 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 85.9% green and 72.2% blue (168, 219, 184).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 41% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Glaucous Green (#B3E8C2), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.49:1).

#A8DBB8 color codes

HEX	`#A8DBB8`
RGB	`rgb(168, 219, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 85.9%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 41%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 23%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 16%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.15, -23.4, 11.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.15, 26.25, 153.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.129, 62.447, 54.75)`
Decimal	`11066296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8DBB8, 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 #A8DBB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8DBB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.49:1	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 #A8DBB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8dbb8; }
.text { color: #a8dbb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8dbb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 219 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8dbb8, #a8dbd2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A8DBB8?: #A8DBB8 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Glaucous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8DBB8?: The RGB value is 168, 219, 184: 168 red, 219 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8DBB8?: The complementary color is #DBA8CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8DBB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.49:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.