What color is #A2B496?

#A2B496 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2B496?

The RGB value is 162, 180, 150: 162 red, 180 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2B496?

The complementary color is #A896B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2B496?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2B496 color

#A2B496 rgb(162, 180, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #A2B496 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 70.6% green and 58.8% blue (162, 180, 150).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 17% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#A2B496 color codes

HEX	`#A2B496`
RGB	`rgb(162, 180, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 70.6%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 17%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 17%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 17%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.23, -11.82, 13.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.23, 17.75, 131.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.726, 42.526, 35.122)`
Decimal	`10663062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2B496, 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 #A2B496	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2B496 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	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 #A2B496 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2b496; }
.text { color: #a2b496; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2b496; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 180 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2b496, #96b499); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A2B496?: #A2B496 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2B496?: The RGB value is 162, 180, 150: 162 red, 180 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2B496?: The complementary color is #A896B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2B496?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.