What color is #A2BEA3?

#A2BEA3 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2BEA3?

The RGB value is 162, 190, 163: 162 red, 190 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2BEA3?

The complementary color is #BEA2BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2BEA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2BEA3 color

#A2BEA3 rgb(162, 190, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #A2BEA3 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 74.5% green and 63.9% blue (162, 190, 163).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 18% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.43:1).

#A2BEA3 color codes

HEX	`#A2BEA3`
RGB	`rgb(162, 190, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 74.5%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 18%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 15%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 14%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.29, -14.71, 10.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.29, 18.07, 144.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.923, 47.152, 41.641)`
Decimal	`10665635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2BEA3, 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 #A2BEA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2BEA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.43:1	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 #A2BEA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2bea3; }
.text { color: #a2bea3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2bea3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 190 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2bea3, #a2beb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A2BEA3?: #A2BEA3 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2BEA3?: The RGB value is 162, 190, 163: 162 red, 190 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2BEA3?: The complementary color is #BEA2BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2BEA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.