What color is #A2A784?

#A2A784 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2A784?

The RGB value is 162, 167, 132: 162 red, 167 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2A784?

The complementary color is #8984A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2A784?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2A784 color

#A2A784 rgb(162, 167, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #A2A784 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 65.5% green and 51.8% blue (162, 167, 132).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 17% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Fennelly (#9A9E80), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.4:1).

#A2A784 color codes

HEX	`#A2A784`
RGB	`rgb(162, 167, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 65.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 17%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 21%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 21%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.27, -7.9, 17.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.27, 19.25, 114.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.884, 36.985, 27.232)`
Decimal	`10659716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2A784, 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 #A2A784	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2A784 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	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 #A2A784 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2a784; }
.text { color: #a2a784; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2a784; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 167 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2a784, #91a784); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A2A784?: #A2A784 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2A784?: The RGB value is 162, 167, 132: 162 red, 167 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2A784?: The complementary color is #8984A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2A784?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.