What color is #A2B58F?

#A2B58F is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2B58F?

The RGB value is 162, 181, 143: 162 red, 181 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2B58F?

The complementary color is #A28FB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2B58F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2B58F color

#A2B58F rgb(162, 181, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #A2B58F is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 71% green and 56.1% blue (162, 181, 143).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 20% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.54:1).

#A2B58F color codes

HEX	`#A2B58F`
RGB	`rgb(162, 181, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 71%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 20%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 21%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 21%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.36, -13.51, 17.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.36, 21.89, 128.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.381, 42.712, 32.309)`
Decimal	`10663311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2B58F, 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 #A2B58F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2B58F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.54:1	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 #A2B58F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2b58f; }
.text { color: #a2b58f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2b58f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 181 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2b58f, #8fb58f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A2B58F?: #A2B58F is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2B58F?: The RGB value is 162, 181, 143: 162 red, 181 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2B58F?: The complementary color is #A28FB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2B58F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.