What color is #A8FF47?

#A8FF47 is a light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Yellow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8FF47?

The RGB value is 168, 255, 71: 168 red, 255 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8FF47?

The complementary color is #9E47FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8FF47?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.06:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8FF47 color

#A8FF47 rgb(168, 255, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #A8FF47 is a light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 100% green and 27.8% blue (168, 255, 71).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 100% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 72% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Green Yellow (#ADFF2F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.06:1).

#A8FF47 color codes

HEX	`#A8FF47`
RGB	`rgb(168, 255, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 100%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 100%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 72%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 72%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.82, -53.07, 74.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.82, 91.71, 125.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.045, 80.298, 18.664)`
Decimal	`11075399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8FF47, 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 #A8FF47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8FF47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.06:1	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 #A8FF47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8ff47; }
.text { color: #a8ff47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8ff47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 255 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8ff47, #4cff47); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A8FF47?: #A8FF47 is a light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Yellow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8FF47?: The RGB value is 168, 255, 71: 168 red, 255 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8FF47?: The complementary color is #9E47FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8FF47?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.06:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.