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#a2feba

a light, electric green · cool · closest name: Pale Green

RGB
162, 254, 186
HSL
136°, 98%, 82%
CMYK
36, 0, 27, 0
Luminance
0.8211

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #a2feba is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#a2feba
Hue
136°
green
Saturation
98%
electric
Lightness
82%
light
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
87%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8211
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
69/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
17.42:1
Closest name
Pale Green
ΔE2000 5.6
Where it sits
Hue136° of 360°
Saturation98%
Lightness82%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool69% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#a2feba
RGBrgb(162, 254, 186)
HSLhsl(136, 98%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 27%, 0%)
LABlab(92.6 -41.2 24.1)
LCHlch(92.6 47.7 149.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.922 0.128 151.5)
Decimal10682042
Display P3color(display-p3 0.635 0.996 0.729)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #a2feba;
background-color: #a2feba;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#a2feba] bg-[#a2feba]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #a2feba;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.635, green: 0.996, blue: 0.729)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#a2feba")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFA2FEBA)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(186, 254, 162)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #a2feba · 17.42:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.21:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 17.42:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #a2feba as text scores 1.21:1 on white and 17.42:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#a2feba on white: 1.21:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#a2feba on black: 17.42:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFF0B6
deuteranopia · #F0E6BE
tritanopia · #93FBEC

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #a2feba is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F1FDF4
#E3FCEA
#C1FBD0
#a2feba
#58FD84
#21FD5A
#03F241
#02CA36
#02A12C
#067423
#044916
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #F1FDF4Darkest = 950 · #044916
:root {
  --brand-50: #F1FDF4;
  --brand-100: #E3FCEA;
  --brand-200: #C1FBD0;
  --brand-300: #a2feba;
  --brand-400: #58FD84;
  --brand-500: #21FD5A;
  --brand-600: #03F241;
  --brand-700: #02CA36;
  --brand-800: #02A12C;
  --brand-900: #067423;
  --brand-950: #044916;
  --brand: #a2feba;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #a2feba

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4FAF6
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDCC
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B60
Captions on the surface
Accent#CC00CA
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#017E22
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E6FFEC
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142418
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #a2feba

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#FEA2E6
Analogous left#B8FEA2
Analogous right#A2FEE8
Split-complement 1#E8A2FE
Split-complement 2#FEA2B8
Triadic 1#BAA2FE
Triadic 2#FEBAA2
Tetradic#A2B8FE

RGB percentages

Red63.5%
Green99.6%
Blue72.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan36.2%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow26.8%
Key (black)0.4%

Color previews

#a2feba text on a black background

contrast 17.42:1

Card sample

#a2feba text on a white background

contrast 1.21:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #a2feba;
Background color
Panel with #a2feba background
background-color: #a2feba;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #a2feba;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(162, 254, 186, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(162, 254, 186, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #a2feba;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a2feba, #A2FEF7);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #a2feba

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#a2feba in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#a2feba, answered

What color is #a2feba?

#a2feba is a light electric green, closest to Pale Green (ΔE2000 5.6). It sits at 136° on the hue wheel with 98% saturation and 82% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #a2feba?

rgb(162, 254, 186) — 162 red, 254 green and 186 blue out of 255, or 63.5% / 99.6% / 72.9% by channel.

Is #a2feba a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8211 and perceived brightness is 87%, so black text on it reaches 17.42:1.

Should I use black or white text on #a2feba?

Black. It scores 17.42:1 against #a2feba, versus 1.21:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #a2feba?

#FEA2E6 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #E8A2FE and #FEA2B8, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #a2feba?

For interface work: #F4FAF6 as the surface, #C0EDCC for borders, #4B9B60 for secondary text, #CC00CA as an accent and #017E22 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #B8FEA2 and #A2FEE8 stays calm, while #FEA2E6 is the loudest partner.

What is #a2feba in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(36%, 0%, 27%, 0%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #a2feba warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 69 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #ACFEA2; nudged cooler, #A1FFDC.

Work with #a2feba in the Color Lab