What color is #A2B9A0?

#A2B9A0 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 #A2B9A0?

The RGB value is 162, 185, 160: 162 red, 185 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2B9A0?

The complementary color is #B7A0B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2B9A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2B9A0 color

#A2B9A0 rgb(162, 185, 160)

Shades of green

The hex color #A2B9A0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 72.5% green and 62.7% blue (162, 185, 160).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 15% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.98:1).

#A2B9A0 color codes

HEX	`#A2B9A0`
RGB	`rgb(162, 185, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 72.5%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 15%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 14%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 14%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.84, -12.67, 10.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.84, 16.18, 141.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.593, 44.917, 39.887)`
Decimal	`10664352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2B9A0, 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 #A2B9A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2B9A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.98:1	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 #A2B9A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2b9a0; }
.text { color: #a2b9a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2b9a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 185 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2b9a0, #a0b9ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A2B9A0?: #A2B9A0 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 #A2B9A0?: The RGB value is 162, 185, 160: 162 red, 185 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2B9A0?: The complementary color is #B7A0B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2B9A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.