What color is #A2D7BE?

#A2D7BE is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Quiet Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2D7BE?

The RGB value is 162, 215, 190: 162 red, 215 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2D7BE?

The complementary color is #D7A2BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2D7BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2D7BE color

#A2D7BE rgb(162, 215, 190)

Shades of green

The hex color #A2D7BE is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 84.3% green and 74.5% blue (162, 215, 190).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 40% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Jade (#B1E2CB), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13:1).

#A2D7BE color codes

HEX	`#A2D7BE`
RGB	`rgb(162, 215, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 84.3%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 40%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 25%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 12%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.84, -22.18, 6.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.84, 23.2, 162.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.492, 59.998, 57.731)`
Decimal	`10672062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2D7BE, 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 #A2D7BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2D7BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13:1	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 #A2D7BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2d7be; }
.text { color: #a2d7be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2d7be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 215 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2d7be, #a2d5d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #A2D7BE?: #A2D7BE is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Quiet Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2D7BE?: The RGB value is 162, 215, 190: 162 red, 215 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2D7BE?: The complementary color is #D7A2BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2D7BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.