What color is #A2C6AE?

#A2C6AE 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 #A2C6AE?

The RGB value is 162, 198, 174: 162 red, 198 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2C6AE?

The complementary color is #C6A2BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2C6AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2C6AE color

#A2C6AE rgb(162, 198, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #A2C6AE is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 77.6% green and 68.2% blue (162, 198, 174).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 24% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.23:1).

#A2C6AE color codes

HEX	`#A2C6AE`
RGB	`rgb(162, 198, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 77.6%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 24%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 18%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 12%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.75, -16.76, 8.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.75, 18.61, 154.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.732, 51.124, 47.653)`
Decimal	`10667694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2C6AE, 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 #A2C6AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2C6AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.23:1	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 #A2C6AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2c6ae; }
.text { color: #a2c6ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2c6ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 198 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2c6ae, #a2c6c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #A2C6AE?: #A2C6AE 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 #A2C6AE?: The RGB value is 162, 198, 174: 162 red, 198 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2C6AE?: The complementary color is #C6A2BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2C6AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.