What color is #A2AF68?

#A2AF68 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Matcha Mecha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2AF68?

The RGB value is 162, 175, 104: 162 red, 175 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2AF68?

The complementary color is #7568AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2AF68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2AF68 color

#A2AF68 rgb(162, 175, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #A2AF68 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 68.6% green and 40.8% blue (162, 175, 104).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 31% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Matcha Mecha (#9FAF6C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#A2AF68 color codes

HEX	`#A2AF68`
RGB	`rgb(162, 175, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 68.6%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 31%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 41%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 41%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69, -15.91, 34.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69, 38.32, 114.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.729, 39.341, 18.963)`
Decimal	`10661736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2AF68, 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 #A2AF68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2AF68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	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 #A2AF68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2af68; }
.text { color: #a2af68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2af68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 175 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2af68, #7faf68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #A2AF68?: #A2AF68 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Matcha Mecha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2AF68?: The RGB value is 162, 175, 104: 162 red, 175 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2AF68?: The complementary color is #7568AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2AF68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.