What color is #A2BB44?

#A2BB44 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Limolicious. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2BB44?

The RGB value is 162, 187, 68: 162 red, 187 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2BB44?

The complementary color is #5D44BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2BB44?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2BB44 color

#A2BB44 rgb(162, 187, 68)

Shades of green

The hex color #A2BB44 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 73.3% green and 26.7% blue (162, 187, 68).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 47% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Limolicious (#97B73A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#A2BB44 color codes

HEX	`#A2BB44`
RGB	`rgb(162, 187, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 73.3%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 47%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 64%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 64%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.99, -25.31, 55.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.99, 61.01, 114.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.714, 43.639, 12.115)`
Decimal	`10664772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2BB44, 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 #A2BB44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2BB44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	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 #A2BB44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2bb44; }
.text { color: #a2bb44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2bb44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 187 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2bb44, #66bb44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #A2BB44?: #A2BB44 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Limolicious. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2BB44?: The RGB value is 162, 187, 68: 162 red, 187 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2BB44?: The complementary color is #5D44BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2BB44?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.