What color is #A2DDCB?

#A2DDCB is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Freeze. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2DDCB?

The RGB value is 162, 221, 203: 162 red, 221 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2DDCB?

The complementary color is #DDA2B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2DDCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.74:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2DDCB color

#A2DDCB rgb(162, 221, 203)

Shades of green

The hex color #A2DDCB is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 86.7% green and 79.6% blue (162, 221, 203).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 46% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Freeze (#99DDCC), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.74:1).

#A2DDCB color codes

HEX	`#A2DDCB`
RGB	`rgb(162, 221, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 86.7%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 46%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 27%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 8%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.81, -22.51, 2.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.81, 22.68, 172.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.533, 63.704, 66.069)`
Decimal	`10673611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2DDCB, 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 #A2DDCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2DDCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.74:1	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 #A2DDCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2ddcb; }
.text { color: #a2ddcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2ddcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 221 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2ddcb, #a2d2dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #A2DDCB?: #A2DDCB is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Freeze. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2DDCB?: The RGB value is 162, 221, 203: 162 red, 221 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2DDCB?: The complementary color is #DDA2B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2DDCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.74:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.