What color is #A2C09B?

#A2C09B is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2C09B?

The RGB value is 162, 192, 155: 162 red, 192 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2C09B?

The complementary color is #B99BC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2C09B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2C09B color

#A2C09B rgb(162, 192, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #A2C09B is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 75.3% green and 60.8% blue (162, 192, 155).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 23% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#A2C09B color codes

HEX	`#A2C09B`
RGB	`rgb(162, 192, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 75.3%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 23%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 19%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 19%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.66, -17.15, 15.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.66, 23.01, 138.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.665, 47.747, 38.13)`
Decimal	`10666139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2C09B, 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 #A2C09B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2C09B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	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 #A2C09B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2c09b; }
.text { color: #a2c09b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2c09b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 192 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2c09b, #9bc0a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A2C09B?: #A2C09B is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2C09B?: The RGB value is 162, 192, 155: 162 red, 192 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2C09B?: The complementary color is #B99BC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2C09B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.