#a0b238 Color Information

#a0b238 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #a0b238. In RGB, it consists of 62.7% Red, 69.8% Green, and 22.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 10.1% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 68.5% Yellow, and 30.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 68.9°, with saturation of 52.1% and lightness of 45.9%. The decimal value for #a0b238 is 10531384, and its nearest "web safe" color is #999933. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #a0b238 is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#a0b238 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color160, 178, 56 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color62.7%, 69.8%, 22.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.373, 0.302, 0.780 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.101, 0, 0.685, 0.302 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color68.9°, 52.1%, 45.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color68.9°, 68.5%, 69.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color31.131, 39.600, 9.744 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color56, 178, 74 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10531384 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color69.184, -22.511, 57.409 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)69.184, 61.665, 111.411 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color69.184, -6.781, 68.637 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color62.928, -21.819, 34.869 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.387, 0.492, 39.600 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4288721464 / 0xffa0b238 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#999933 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #a0b238

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #a0b238, its pure hue is 68.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 52.1%, and its lightness is 45.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #a0b238, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #141607 to #8c9c31.

Tints of #a0b238

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #a0b238, its pure hue is 68.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 52.1%, and its lightness is 45.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #a0b238, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #acbc51 to #f3f5e6.

Tones of #a0b238

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #a0b238, its pure hue is 68.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 52.1%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #a0b238, which range from #757575 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #c7ea00 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #a0b238

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #a0b238! For #a0b238, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #a0b238. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #a0b238

This color, #a0b238, consists of 62.7% Red, 69.8% Green, and 22.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 160, Green = 178, Blue = 56. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #a0b238 is 10.1% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 68.5% Yellow, and 30.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R62.7%
C10.1%
G69.8%
M0.0%
B22.0%
Y68.5%
K30.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 160 178 56
Octal 240 262 70
Hexa #a0 #b2 #38
Binary 10100000 10110010 00111000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 10 0 68 30
Octal 12 0 104 36
Hexa #0a #00 #44 #1e
Binary 00001010 00000000 01000100 00011110

Analogous Colors of #a0b238

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #a0b238 — which has hue 68.9° — its analogous colors are located at 38.9° and 98.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a0b238.

Triadic Colors of #a0b238

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #a0b238 — which has hue 68.9° — its triadic colors are located at 68.9° and 308.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a0b238.

Complementary Color of #a0b238

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #a0b238 — which has hue 68.9° — its complementary color is located at 248.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a0b238.

Split Complementary Colors of #a0b238

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #a0b238 — which has hue 68.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 68.9° and 278.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a0b238.

Tetradic Colors of #a0b238

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #a0b238 — which has hue 68.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 338.9°, 68.9°, 158.9°, and 248.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a0b238.

Monochromatic Colors of #a0b238

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #a0b238, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #464b2a — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #daec73 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #a0b238

We want to make getting started with #a0b238 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #a0b238 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #a0b238 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #a0b238 with other HTML elements.

#a0b238 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #a0b238.
<span style="color: #a0b238;">The color of this text is #a0b238.</span>

#a0b238 Background Color

The background color for this text is #a0b238.
<div style="background-color: #a0b238; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #a0b238.</div>

#a0b238 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #a0b238.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #a0b238;">This color for the shadow of this text is #a0b238.</span>

#a0b238 Border Color

This is a div with border color #a0b238.
<div style="border: #a0b238 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #a0b238.</div>

#a0b238 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #a0b238 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a0b238; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a0b238 on a white background.</div></div>

#a0b238 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #a0b238 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a0b238; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a0b238 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #a0b238 to White

This is a gradient from #a0b238 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a0b238,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a0b238,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a0b238,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a0b238,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a0b238 to white.</div>

Gradient from #a0b238 to Black

This is a gradient from #a0b238 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a0b238,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a0b238,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a0b238,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a0b238,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a0b238 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #a0b238

In addition to using #a0b238 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #a0b238 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #a0b238, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 160, Green = 178, Blue = 56). If you need details about the color coordinates of #a0b238 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #a0b238
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(160, 178, 56)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #a0b238; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #a0b238; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #a0b238; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(160, 178, 56);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#a0b238")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:160, green:178, blue:56, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:160 green:178 blue:56 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(160f, 178f, 56f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(160, 178, 56);
 

#a0b238 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #a0b238 the same way. For those with color blindness, #a0b238 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #a0b238 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #a0b238 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #a0b238 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #a0b238 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #a0b238 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.4:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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