What color is #A2BCA4?

#A2BCA4 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 #A2BCA4?

The RGB value is 162, 188, 164: 162 red, 188 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2BCA4?

The complementary color is #BCA2BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2BCA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.27:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2BCA4 color

#A2BCA4 rgb(162, 188, 164)

Shades of green

The hex color #A2BCA4 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 73.7% green and 64.3% blue (162, 188, 164).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 16% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.27:1).

#A2BCA4 color codes

HEX	`#A2BCA4`
RGB	`rgb(162, 188, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 73.7%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 16%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 14%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 13%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.76, -13.5, 9.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.76, 16.33, 145.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.583, 46.327, 41.971)`
Decimal	`10665124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2BCA4, 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 #A2BCA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2BCA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.27:1	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 #A2BCA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2bca4; }
.text { color: #a2bca4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2bca4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 188 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2bca4, #a2bcb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A2BCA4?: #A2BCA4 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 #A2BCA4?: The RGB value is 162, 188, 164: 162 red, 188 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2BCA4?: The complementary color is #BCA2BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2BCA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.27:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.