What color is #A2B67E?

#A2B67E is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Around the Gills. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2B67E?

The RGB value is 162, 182, 126: 162 red, 182 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2B67E?

The complementary color is #927EB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2B67E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2B67E color

#A2B67E rgb(162, 182, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #A2B67E is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 71.4% green and 49.4% blue (162, 182, 126).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 28% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Around the Gills (#A1B670), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.53:1).

#A2B67E color codes

HEX	`#A2B67E`
RGB	`rgb(162, 182, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 71.4%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 28%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 31%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 31%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.31, -16.63, 26.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.31, 31.11, 122.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.394, 42.644, 26.101)`
Decimal	`10663550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2B67E, 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 #A2B67E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2B67E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.53:1	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 #A2B67E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2b67e; }
.text { color: #a2b67e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2b67e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 182 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2b67e, #86b67e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A2B67E?: #A2B67E is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Around the Gills. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2B67E?: The RGB value is 162, 182, 126: 162 red, 182 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2B67E?: The complementary color is #927EB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2B67E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.