What color is #A2E6BE?

#A2E6BE is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Seafoam Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2E6BE?

The RGB value is 162, 230, 190: 162 red, 230 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2E6BE?

The complementary color is #E6A2CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2E6BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.6:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2E6BE color

#A2E6BE rgb(162, 230, 190)

Shades of green

The hex color #A2E6BE is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 90.2% green and 74.5% blue (162, 230, 190).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 58% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Green (#93E9BE), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.6:1).

#A2E6BE color codes

HEX	`#A2E6BE`
RGB	`rgb(162, 230, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 90.2%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 58%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 30%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 17%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86, -29.45, 12.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86, 32.09, 156.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.488, 67.99, 59.063)`
Decimal	`10675902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2E6BE, 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 #A2E6BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2E6BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.6:1	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 #A2E6BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2e6be; }
.text { color: #a2e6be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2e6be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 230 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2e6be, #a2e6e0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A2E6BE?: #A2E6BE is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Seafoam Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2E6BE?: The RGB value is 162, 230, 190: 162 red, 230 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2E6BE?: The complementary color is #E6A2CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2E6BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.6:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.