What color is #A2BDA7?

#A2BDA7 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 #A2BDA7?

The RGB value is 162, 189, 167: 162 red, 189 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2BDA7?

The complementary color is #BDA2B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2BDA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2BDA7 color

#A2BDA7 rgb(162, 189, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #A2BDA7 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 74.1% green and 65.5% blue (162, 189, 167).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 17% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#A2BDA7 color codes

HEX	`#A2BDA7`
RGB	`rgb(162, 189, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 74.1%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 17%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 14%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 12%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.1, -13.46, 8.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.1, 15.69, 149.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.071, 46.866, 43.487)`
Decimal	`10665383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2BDA7, 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 #A2BDA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2BDA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	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 #A2BDA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2bda7; }
.text { color: #a2bda7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2bda7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 189 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2bda7, #a2bdb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A2BDA7?: #A2BDA7 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 #A2BDA7?: The RGB value is 162, 189, 167: 162 red, 189 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2BDA7?: The complementary color is #BDA2B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2BDA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.