What color is #A2BF8F?

#A2BF8F is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2BF8F?

The RGB value is 162, 191, 143: 162 red, 191 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2BF8F?

The complementary color is #AC8FBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2BF8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2BF8F color

#A2BF8F rgb(162, 191, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #A2BF8F is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 74.9% green and 56.1% blue (162, 191, 143).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 27% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Oh Pistachio (#ABCA99), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.39:1).

#A2BF8F color codes

HEX	`#A2BF8F`
RGB	`rgb(162, 191, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 74.9%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 27%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 25%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 25%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.14, -18.63, 21.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.14, 28.12, 131.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.488, 46.926, 33.011)`
Decimal	`10665871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2BF8F, 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 #A2BF8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2BF8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.39:1	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 #A2BF8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2bf8f; }
.text { color: #a2bf8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2bf8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 191 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2bf8f, #8fbf94); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A2BF8F?: #A2BF8F is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2BF8F?: The RGB value is 162, 191, 143: 162 red, 191 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2BF8F?: The complementary color is #AC8FBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2BF8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.