What color is #A2D4AA?

#A2D4AA is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2D4AA?

The RGB value is 162, 212, 170: 162 red, 212 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2D4AA?

The complementary color is #D4A2CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2D4AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2D4AA color

#A2D4AA rgb(162, 212, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #A2D4AA is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 83.1% green and 66.7% blue (162, 212, 170).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 37% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Garden Goddess (#99CEA0), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.53:1).

#A2D4AA color codes

HEX	`#A2D4AA`
RGB	`rgb(162, 212, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 83.1%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 37%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 24%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 20%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.55, -24.48, 15.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.55, 29.03, 147.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.697, 57.669, 46.746)`
Decimal	`10671274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2D4AA, 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 #A2D4AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2D4AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.53:1	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 #A2D4AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2d4aa; }
.text { color: #a2d4aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2d4aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 212 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2d4aa, #a2d4c3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A2D4AA?: #A2D4AA is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2D4AA?: The RGB value is 162, 212, 170: 162 red, 212 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2D4AA?: The complementary color is #D4A2CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2D4AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.