What color is #A2CD85?

#A2CD85 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Gossip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2CD85?

The RGB value is 162, 205, 133: 162 red, 205 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2CD85?

The complementary color is #B085CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2CD85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2CD85 color

#A2CD85 rgb(162, 205, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #A2CD85 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 80.4% green and 52.2% blue (162, 205, 133).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 42% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Gossip (#9FD385), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#A2CD85 color codes

HEX	`#A2CD85`
RGB	`rgb(162, 205, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 80.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 42%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 35%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 35%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.9, -27.05, 31.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.9, 41.42, 130.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.964, 53.037, 30.265)`
Decimal	`10669445`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2CD85, 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 #A2CD85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2CD85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	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 #A2CD85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2cd85; }
.text { color: #a2cd85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2cd85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 205 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2cd85, #85cd8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A2CD85?: #A2CD85 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Gossip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2CD85?: The RGB value is 162, 205, 133: 162 red, 205 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2CD85?: The complementary color is #B085CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2CD85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.