What color is #A2AD86?

#A2AD86 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2AD86?

The RGB value is 162, 173, 134: 162 red, 173 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2AD86?

The complementary color is #9186AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2AD86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2AD86 color

#A2AD86 rgb(162, 173, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #A2AD86 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 67.8% green and 52.5% blue (162, 173, 134).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 19% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#A2AD86 color codes

HEX	`#A2AD86`
RGB	`rgb(162, 173, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 67.8%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 19%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 23%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 23%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.96, -10.76, 18.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.96, 21.66, 119.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.146, 39.29, 28.334)`
Decimal	`10661254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2AD86, 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 #A2AD86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2AD86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	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 #A2AD86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2ad86; }
.text { color: #a2ad86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2ad86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 173 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2ad86, #8fad86); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A2AD86?: #A2AD86 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2AD86?: The RGB value is 162, 173, 134: 162 red, 173 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2AD86?: The complementary color is #9186AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2AD86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.