What color is #A2AF74?

#A2AF74 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2AF74?

The RGB value is 162, 175, 116: 162 red, 175 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2AF74?

The complementary color is #8174AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2AF74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2AF74 color

#A2AF74 rgb(162, 175, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #A2AF74 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 68.6% green and 45.5% blue (162, 175, 116).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 27% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Estragon (#A5AF76), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.92:1).

#A2AF74 color codes

HEX	`#A2AF74`
RGB	`rgb(162, 175, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 68.6%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 27%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 34%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 34%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.19, -14.4, 28.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.19, 32.2, 116.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.383, 39.602, 22.405)`
Decimal	`10661748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2AF74, 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 #A2AF74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2AF74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	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 #A2AF74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2af74; }
.text { color: #a2af74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2af74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 175 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2af74, #84af74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #A2AF74?: #A2AF74 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2AF74?: The RGB value is 162, 175, 116: 162 red, 175 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2AF74?: The complementary color is #8174AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2AF74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.