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#A2CA97

Matcha · light cool green

About #A2CA97

#A2CA97 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 79% green and 59% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Matcha (ΔE 10.9); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BF97CA — a wisteria tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #A2CA97 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.43:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red162
Green202
Blue151

Closest named colours

Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 10.9
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.7
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 17.4

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #A2CA97

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on matcha #A2CA97.
1.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on matcha #A2CA97.
11.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2CA97 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2CA97
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDC294
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7BE9A
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A0C6BC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2CA97?

#A2CA97 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 79% green and 59% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A2CA97?

Use black text. Black on #A2CA97 has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2CA97?

Its complementary colour is #BF97CA, and analogous partners are #BBCA97 and #97CAA6.