What color is #A8E8BC?

#A8E8BC is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Glaucous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8E8BC?

The RGB value is 168, 232, 188: 168 red, 232 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8E8BC?

The complementary color is #E8A8D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8E8BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8E8BC color

#A8E8BC rgb(168, 232, 188)

Shades of green

The hex color #A8E8BC is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 91% green and 73.7% blue (168, 232, 188).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 58% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Glaucous Green (#B3E8C2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.93:1).

#A8E8BC color codes

HEX	`#A8E8BC`
RGB	`rgb(168, 232, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 91%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 58%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 28%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 19%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.83, -28.93, 15.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.83, 32.59, 152.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.079, 69.667, 58.165)`
Decimal	`11069628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8E8BC, 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 #A8E8BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8E8BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.93:1	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 #A8E8BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8e8bc; }
.text { color: #a8e8bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8e8bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 232 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8e8bc, #a8e8dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A8E8BC?: #A8E8BC is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Glaucous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8E8BC?: The RGB value is 168, 232, 188: 168 red, 232 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8E8BC?: The complementary color is #E8A8D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8E8BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.