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#A2BEAE Color

#A2BEAE is rgb(162, 190, 174) in RGB, hsl(146, 18%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 8%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A2BEAE
HEX#A2BEAE
RGBrgb(162, 190, 174)
HSLhsl(146, 18%, 69%)
HSVhsv(146, 15%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 8%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(77.6% 0.038 160.4)
LABlab(74.52% -12.24 4.76)
LCHlch(74.52% 13.13 158.74)

What #A2BEAE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A2BEAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#A2BEAE Channel Values

How #A2BEAE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 162 · G 190 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 146° · S 18% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 146° · S 15% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 8% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2:1 vs white · 10.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A2BEAE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A2BEAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A2BEAE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #A2BEAE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A2BEAE.

How #A2BEAE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A2BEAE
Protanopia#BABAAE
Protanomaly#B1BBAE
Deuteranopia#B5B5AF
Deuteranomaly#AEB9AE
Tritanopia#A4BCBC
Tritanomaly#A3BDB7
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A2BEAE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a2beae: #A2BEAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A2BEAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a2beae': '#A2BEAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.635, green: 0.745, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_a2beae">#A2BEAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A2BEAE"

More Green Colors

#A2BEAE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A2BEAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A2BEAE?

#A2BEAE is a light green — rgb(162, 190, 174) in RGB and hsl(146, 18%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.35.

What is the RGB value of #A2BEAE?

#A2BEAE is rgb(162, 190, 174) — red 162, green 190, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A2BEAE?

#A2BEAE converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 8%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A2BEAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A2BEAE scores 2:1 against white and 10.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A2BEAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A2BEAE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is silver (#C0C0C0) at a CIE76 distance of 13.51, which is visibly different.

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