What color is #A2DCAF?

#A2DCAF is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Big Spender. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2DCAF?

The RGB value is 162, 220, 175: 162 red, 220 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2DCAF?

The complementary color is #DCA2CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2DCAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2DCAF color

#A2DCAF rgb(162, 220, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #A2DCAF is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 86.3% green and 68.6% blue (162, 220, 175).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 45% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Big Spender (#ACDDAF), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.39:1).

#A2DCAF color codes

HEX	`#A2DCAF`
RGB	`rgb(162, 220, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 86.3%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 45%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 26%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 20%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.89, -27.46, 16.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.89, 31.9, 149.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.229, 61.961, 49.968)`
Decimal	`10673327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2DCAF, 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 #A2DCAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2DCAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.39:1	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 #A2DCAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2dcaf; }
.text { color: #a2dcaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2dcaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 220 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2dcaf, #a2dccc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A2DCAF?: #A2DCAF is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Big Spender. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2DCAF?: The RGB value is 162, 220, 175: 162 red, 220 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2DCAF?: The complementary color is #DCA2CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2DCAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.