What color is #A2B187?

#A2B187 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2B187?

The RGB value is 162, 177, 135: 162 red, 177 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2B187?

The complementary color is #9687B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2B187?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2B187 color

#A2B187 rgb(162, 177, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #A2B187 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 69.4% green and 52.9% blue (162, 177, 135).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 21% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#A2B187 color codes

HEX	`#A2B187`
RGB	`rgb(162, 177, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 69.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 21%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 24%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 24%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.09, -12.7, 19.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.09, 23.53, 122.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.995, 40.875, 28.963)`
Decimal	`10662279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2B187, 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 #A2B187	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2B187 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	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 #A2B187 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2b187; }
.text { color: #a2b187; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2b187; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 177 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2b187, #8db187); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A2B187?: #A2B187 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2B187?: The RGB value is 162, 177, 135: 162 red, 177 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2B187?: The complementary color is #9687B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2B187?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.