What color is #A2B392?

#A2B392 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2B392?

The RGB value is 162, 179, 146: 162 red, 179 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2B392?

The complementary color is #A392B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2B392?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2B392 color

#A2B392 rgb(162, 179, 146)

Shades of green

The hex color #A2B392 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 70.2% green and 57.3% blue (162, 179, 146).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 18% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

#A2B392 color codes

HEX	`#A2B392`
RGB	`rgb(162, 179, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 70.2%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 18%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 18%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 18%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.87, -11.98, 14.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.87, 19.12, 128.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.208, 41.997, 33.387)`
Decimal	`10662802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2B392, 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 #A2B392	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2B392 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	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 #A2B392 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2b392; }
.text { color: #a2b392; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2b392; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 179 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2b392, #92b393); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A2B392?: #A2B392 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2B392?: The RGB value is 162, 179, 146: 162 red, 179 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2B392?: The complementary color is #A392B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2B392?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.