What color is #A2C5B6?

#A2C5B6 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2C5B6?

The RGB value is 162, 197, 182: 162 red, 197 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2C5B6?

The complementary color is #C5A2B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2C5B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2C5B6 color

#A2C5B6 rgb(162, 197, 182)

Shades of green

The hex color #A2C5B6 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 77.3% green and 71.4% blue (162, 197, 182).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 23% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.2:1).

#A2C5B6 color codes

HEX	`#A2C5B6`
RGB	`rgb(162, 197, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 77.3%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 23%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 18%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 8%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.67, -14.7, 3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.67, 15.15, 166.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.308, 50.99, 51.807)`
Decimal	`10667446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2C5B6, 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 #A2C5B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2C5B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.2:1	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 #A2C5B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2c5b6; }
.text { color: #a2c5b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2c5b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 197 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2c5b6, #a2c2c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A2C5B6?: #A2C5B6 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2C5B6?: The RGB value is 162, 197, 182: 162 red, 197 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2C5B6?: The complementary color is #C5A2B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2C5B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.