What color is #A2E887?

#A2E887 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Snarky Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2E887?

The RGB value is 162, 232, 135: 162 red, 232 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2E887?

The complementary color is #CD87E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2E887?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2E887 color

#A2E887 rgb(162, 232, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #A2E887 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 91% green and 52.9% blue (162, 232, 135).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 68% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Snarky Mint (#9AE37D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.43:1).

#A2E887 color codes

HEX	`#A2E887`
RGB	`rgb(162, 232, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 91%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 68%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 42%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 42%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.58, -39.3, 40.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.58, 56.31, 134.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.129, 67.142, 33.341)`
Decimal	`10676359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2E887, 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 #A2E887	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2E887 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.43:1	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 #A2E887 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2e887; }
.text { color: #a2e887; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2e887; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 232 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2e887, #87e89c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A2E887?: #A2E887 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Snarky Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2E887?: The RGB value is 162, 232, 135: 162 red, 232 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2E887?: The complementary color is #CD87E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2E887?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.