What color is #A2D68E?

#A2D68E is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2D68E?

The RGB value is 162, 214, 142: 162 red, 214 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2D68E?

The complementary color is #C28ED6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2D68E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2D68E color

#A2D68E rgb(162, 214, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #A2D68E is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 83.9% green and 55.7% blue (162, 214, 142).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 47% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Botanist (#9AD28C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.55:1).

#A2D68E color codes

HEX	`#A2D68E`
RGB	`rgb(162, 214, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 83.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 47%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 34%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 34%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.59, -30.04, 30.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.59, 42.65, 134.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.828, 57.726, 34.419)`
Decimal	`10671758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2D68E, 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 #A2D68E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2D68E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.55:1	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 #A2D68E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2d68e; }
.text { color: #a2d68e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2d68e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 214 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2d68e, #8ed69e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #A2D68E?: #A2D68E is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2D68E?: The RGB value is 162, 214, 142: 162 red, 214 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2D68E?: The complementary color is #C28ED6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2D68E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.