What color is #A2C8AF?

#A2C8AF is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2C8AF?

The RGB value is 162, 200, 175: 162 red, 200 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2C8AF?

The complementary color is #C8A2BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2C8AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2C8AF color

#A2C8AF rgb(162, 200, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #A2C8AF is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 78.4% green and 68.6% blue (162, 200, 175).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 26% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.42:1).

#A2C8AF color codes

HEX	`#A2C8AF`
RGB	`rgb(162, 200, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 78.4%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 26%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 19%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 12%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.33, -17.59, 8.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.33, 19.48, 154.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.29, 52.084, 48.321)`
Decimal	`10668207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2C8AF, 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 #A2C8AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2C8AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.42:1	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 #A2C8AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2c8af; }
.text { color: #a2c8af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2c8af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 200 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2c8af, #a2c8c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #A2C8AF?: #A2C8AF is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2C8AF?: The RGB value is 162, 200, 175: 162 red, 200 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2C8AF?: The complementary color is #C8A2BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2C8AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.