What color is #A2B8A5?

#A2B8A5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2B8A5?

The RGB value is 162, 184, 165: 162 red, 184 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2B8A5?

The complementary color is #B8A2B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2B8A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2B8A5 color

#A2B8A5 rgb(162, 184, 165)

Shades of green

The hex color #A2B8A5 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 72.2% green and 64.7% blue (162, 184, 165).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 13% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

#A2B8A5 color codes

HEX	`#A2B8A5`
RGB	`rgb(162, 184, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 72.2%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 13%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 12%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 10%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.68, -11.23, 7.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.68, 13.3, 147.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.831, 44.678, 42.168)`
Decimal	`10664101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2B8A5, 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 #A2B8A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2B8A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	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 #A2B8A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2b8a5; }
.text { color: #a2b8a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2b8a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 184 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2b8a5, #a2b8b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A2B8A5?: #A2B8A5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2B8A5?: The RGB value is 162, 184, 165: 162 red, 184 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2B8A5?: The complementary color is #B8A2B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2B8A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.