What color is #A2BD80?

#A2BD80 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Around the Gills. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2BD80?

The RGB value is 162, 189, 128: 162 red, 189 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2BD80?

The complementary color is #9B80BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2BD80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2BD80 color

#A2BD80 rgb(162, 189, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #A2BD80 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 74.1% green and 50.2% blue (162, 189, 128).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 32% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Around the Gills (#A1B670), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.13:1).

#A2BD80 color codes

HEX	`#A2BD80`
RGB	`rgb(162, 189, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 74.1%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 32%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 32%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 32%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.31, -19.89, 27.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.31, 34.26, 125.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.994, 45.635, 27.277)`
Decimal	`10665344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2BD80, 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 #A2BD80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2BD80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.13:1	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 #A2BD80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2bd80; }
.text { color: #a2bd80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2bd80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 189 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2bd80, #84bd80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #A2BD80?: #A2BD80 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Around the Gills. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2BD80?: The RGB value is 162, 189, 128: 162 red, 189 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2BD80?: The complementary color is #9B80BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2BD80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.