What color is #A8E0BB?

#A8E0BB 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 #A8E0BB?

The RGB value is 168, 224, 187: 168 red, 224 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8E0BB?

The complementary color is #E0A8CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8E0BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8E0BB color

#A8E0BB rgb(168, 224, 187)

Shades of green

The hex color #A8E0BB is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 87.8% green and 73.3% blue (168, 224, 187).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 47% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Glaucous Green (#B3E8C2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.04:1).

#A8E0BB color codes

HEX	`#A8E0BB`
RGB	`rgb(168, 224, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 87.8%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 47%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 25%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 17%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.6, -25.27, 12.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.6, 28.14, 153.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.771, 65.222, 56.865)`
Decimal	`11067579`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8E0BB, 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 #A8E0BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8E0BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.04:1	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 #A8E0BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8e0bb; }
.text { color: #a8e0bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8e0bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 224 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8e0bb, #a8e0d7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A8E0BB?: #A8E0BB 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 #A8E0BB?: The RGB value is 168, 224, 187: 168 red, 224 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8E0BB?: The complementary color is #E0A8CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8E0BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.