What color is #A2C5AB?

#A2C5AB 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 #A2C5AB?

The RGB value is 162, 197, 171: 162 red, 197 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2C5AB?

The complementary color is #C5A2BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2C5AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2C5AB color

#A2C5AB rgb(162, 197, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #A2C5AB is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 77.3% green and 67.1% blue (162, 197, 171).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 23% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.11:1).

#A2C5AB color codes

HEX	`#A2C5AB`
RGB	`rgb(162, 197, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 77.3%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 23%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 18%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 13%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.41, -16.82, 9.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.41, 19.17, 151.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.215, 50.553, 46.054)`
Decimal	`10667435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2C5AB, 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 #A2C5AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2C5AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.11:1	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 #A2C5AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2c5ab; }
.text { color: #a2c5ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2c5ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 197 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2c5ab, #a2c5bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #A2C5AB?: #A2C5AB 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 #A2C5AB?: The RGB value is 162, 197, 171: 162 red, 197 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2C5AB?: The complementary color is #C5A2BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2C5AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.