What color is #A2BA91?

#A2BA91 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 #A2BA91?

The RGB value is 162, 186, 145: 162 red, 186 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2BA91?

The complementary color is #A991BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2BA91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2BA91 color

#A2BA91 rgb(162, 186, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #A2BA91 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 72.9% green and 56.9% blue (162, 186, 145).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 23% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 27% 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 9.97:1).

#A2BA91 color codes

HEX	`#A2BA91`
RGB	`rgb(162, 186, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 72.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 23%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 22%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.79, -15.76, 18.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.79, 24.02, 131.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.569, 44.843, 33.459)`
Decimal	`10664593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2BA91, 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 #A2BA91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2BA91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	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 #A2BA91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2ba91; }
.text { color: #a2ba91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2ba91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 186 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2ba91, #91ba95); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A2BA91?: #A2BA91 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 #A2BA91?: The RGB value is 162, 186, 145: 162 red, 186 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2BA91?: The complementary color is #A991BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2BA91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.