What color is #A2EC74?

#A2EC74 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Lima. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2EC74?

The RGB value is 162, 236, 116: 162 red, 236 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2EC74?

The complementary color is #BE74EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2EC74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2EC74 color

#A2EC74 rgb(162, 236, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #A2EC74 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 92.5% green and 45.5% blue (162, 236, 116).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 76% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Lima (#A9F971), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.79:1).

#A2EC74 color codes

HEX	`#A2EC74`
RGB	`rgb(162, 236, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 92.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 76%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 51%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 51%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.47, -43.38, 50.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.47, 66.63, 130.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.047, 68.931, 27.293)`
Decimal	`10677364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2EC74, 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 #A2EC74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2EC74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.79:1	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 #A2EC74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2ec74; }
.text { color: #a2ec74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2ec74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 236 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2ec74, #74ec82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kiwi.

Questions

What color is #A2EC74?: #A2EC74 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Lima. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2EC74?: The RGB value is 162, 236, 116: 162 red, 236 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2EC74?: The complementary color is #BE74EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2EC74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.