What color is #A2AA71?

#A2AA71 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2AA71?

The RGB value is 162, 170, 113: 162 red, 170 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2AA71?

The complementary color is #7971AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2AA71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2AA71 color

#A2AA71 rgb(162, 170, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #A2AA71 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 66.7% green and 44.3% blue (162, 170, 113).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 25% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Estragon (#A5AF76), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#A2AA71 color codes

HEX	`#A2AA71`
RGB	`rgb(162, 170, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 66.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 25%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 34%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 34%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.74, -12.2, 28.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.74, 31, 113.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.256, 37.623, 21.182)`
Decimal	`10660465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2AA71, 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 #A2AA71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2AA71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	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 #A2AA71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2aa71; }
.text { color: #a2aa71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2aa71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 170 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2aa71, #86aa71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #A2AA71?: #A2AA71 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2AA71?: The RGB value is 162, 170, 113: 162 red, 170 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2AA71?: The complementary color is #7971AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2AA71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.