What color is #A3BEA2?

#A3BEA2 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3BEA2?

The RGB value is 163, 190, 162: 163 red, 190 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3BEA2?

The complementary color is #BDA2BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3BEA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3BEA2 color

#A3BEA2 rgb(163, 190, 162)

Shades of green

The hex color #A3BEA2 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 74.5% green and 63.5% blue (163, 190, 162).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 18% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.44:1).

#A3BEA2 color codes

HEX	`#A3BEA2`
RGB	`rgb(163, 190, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 74.5%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 18%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 15%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 15%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.33, -14.55, 11.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.33, 18.3, 142.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.038, 47.221, 41.181)`
Decimal	`10731170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3BEA2, 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 #A3BEA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3BEA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.44:1	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 #A3BEA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3bea2; }
.text { color: #a3bea2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3bea2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 190 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3bea2, #a2beaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A3BEA2?: #A3BEA2 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3BEA2?: The RGB value is 163, 190, 162: 163 red, 190 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3BEA2?: The complementary color is #BDA2BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3BEA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.