What color is #A8ECBB?

#A8ECBB is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ultra Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8ECBB?

The RGB value is 168, 236, 187: 168 red, 236 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8ECBB?

The complementary color is #ECA8D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8ECBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8ECBB color

#A8ECBB rgb(168, 236, 187)

Shades of green

The hex color #A8ECBB is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 92.5% green and 73.3% blue (168, 236, 187).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 64% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Ultra Mint (#A3EFB8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.38:1).

#A8ECBB color codes

HEX	`#A8ECBB`
RGB	`rgb(168, 236, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 92.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 64%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 29%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 21%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.92, -31, 17.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.92, 35.39, 151.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.111, 71.901, 57.979)`
Decimal	`11070651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8ECBB, 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 #A8ECBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8ECBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.38:1	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 #A8ECBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8ecbb; }
.text { color: #a8ecbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8ecbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 236 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8ecbb, #a8ecdd); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A8ECBB?: #A8ECBB is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ultra Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8ECBB?: The RGB value is 168, 236, 187: 168 red, 236 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8ECBB?: The complementary color is #ECA8D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8ECBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.