What color is #A2C3A2?

#A2C3A2 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 #A2C3A2?

The RGB value is 162, 195, 162: 162 red, 195 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2C3A2?

The complementary color is #C3A2C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2C3A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2C3A2 color

#A2C3A2 rgb(162, 195, 162)

Shades of green

The hex color #A2C3A2 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 76.5% green and 63.5% blue (162, 195, 162).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 22% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.86:1).

#A2C3A2 color codes

HEX	`#A2C3A2`
RGB	`rgb(162, 195, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 76.5%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 22%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 17%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 17%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.65, -17.45, 12.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.65, 21.74, 143.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.935, 49.319, 41.538)`
Decimal	`10666914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2C3A2, 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 #A2C3A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2C3A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.86:1	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 #A2C3A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2c3a2; }
.text { color: #a2c3a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2c3a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 195 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2c3a2, #a2c3b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A2C3A2?: #A2C3A2 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 #A2C3A2?: The RGB value is 162, 195, 162: 162 red, 195 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2C3A2?: The complementary color is #C3A2C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2C3A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.