What color is #A2C0AF?

#A2C0AF 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 #A2C0AF?

The RGB value is 162, 192, 175: 162 red, 192 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2C0AF?

The complementary color is #C0A2B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2C0AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2C0AF color

#A2C0AF rgb(162, 192, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #A2C0AF is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 75.3% green and 68.6% blue (162, 192, 175).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 19% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.7:1).

#A2C0AF color codes

HEX	`#A2C0AF`
RGB	`rgb(162, 192, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 75.3%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 19%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 16%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 9%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.12, -13.5, 5.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.12, 14.46, 158.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.486, 48.475, 47.72)`
Decimal	`10666159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2C0AF, 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 #A2C0AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2C0AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.7:1	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 #A2C0AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2c0af; }
.text { color: #a2c0af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2c0af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 192 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2c0af, #a2c0be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A2C0AF?: #A2C0AF 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 #A2C0AF?: The RGB value is 162, 192, 175: 162 red, 192 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2C0AF?: The complementary color is #C0A2B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2C0AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.