What color is #A3D2A7?

#A3D2A7 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3D2A7?

The RGB value is 163, 210, 167: 163 red, 210 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3D2A7?

The complementary color is #D2A3CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3D2A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3D2A7 color

#A3D2A7 rgb(163, 210, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #A3D2A7 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 82.4% green and 65.5% blue (163, 210, 167).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 34% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Garden Goddess (#99CEA0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.33:1).

#A3D2A7 color codes

HEX	`#A3D2A7`
RGB	`rgb(163, 210, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 82.4%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 34%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 22%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 20%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.99, -23.71, 16.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.99, 28.83, 145.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.124, 56.668, 45.112)`
Decimal	`10736295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3D2A7, 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 #A3D2A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3D2A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.33:1	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 #A3D2A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3d2a7; }
.text { color: #a3d2a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3d2a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 210 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3d2a7, #a3d2bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A3D2A7?: #A3D2A7 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3D2A7?: The RGB value is 163, 210, 167: 163 red, 210 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3D2A7?: The complementary color is #D2A3CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3D2A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.