What color is #A2A97A?

#A2A97A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2A97A?

The RGB value is 162, 169, 122: 162 red, 169 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2A97A?

The complementary color is #817AA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2A97A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2A97A color

#A2A97A rgb(162, 169, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #A2A97A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 66.3% green and 47.8% blue (162, 169, 122).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 21% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#A2A97A color codes

HEX	`#A2A97A`
RGB	`rgb(162, 169, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 66.3%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 21%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 28%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 28%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.62, -10.44, 23.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.62, 25.71, 113.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.601, 37.463, 23.922)`
Decimal	`10660218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2A97A, 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 #A2A97A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2A97A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	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 #A2A97A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2a97a; }
.text { color: #a2a97a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2a97a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 169 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2a97a, #8ba97a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A2A97A?: #A2A97A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2A97A?: The RGB value is 162, 169, 122: 162 red, 169 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2A97A?: The complementary color is #817AA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2A97A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.