What color is #A2C692?

#A2C692 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2C692?

The RGB value is 162, 198, 146: 162 red, 198 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2C692?

The complementary color is #B692C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2C692?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2C692 color

#A2C692 rgb(162, 198, 146)

Shades of green

The hex color #A2C692 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 77.6% green and 57.3% blue (162, 198, 146).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 31% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Oh Pistachio (#ABCA99), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.03:1).

#A2C692 color codes

HEX	`#A2C692`
RGB	`rgb(162, 198, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 77.6%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 31%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 26%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 26%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.16, -21.66, 22.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.16, 31.03, 134.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.282, 50.144, 34.745)`
Decimal	`10667666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2C692, 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 #A2C692	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2C692 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.03:1	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 #A2C692 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2c692; }
.text { color: #a2c692; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2c692; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 198 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2c692, #92c69c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A2C692?: #A2C692 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2C692?: The RGB value is 162, 198, 146: 162 red, 198 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2C692?: The complementary color is #B692C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2C692?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.