What color is #A0A4C2?

#A0A4C2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0A4C2?

The RGB value is 160, 164, 194: 160 red, 164 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0A4C2?

The complementary color is #C2BEA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0A4C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0A4C2 color

#A0A4C2 rgb(160, 164, 194)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A0A4C2 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 64.3% green and 76.1% blue (160, 164, 194).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 22% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 5.8 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.58:1).

#A0A4C2 color codes

HEX	`#A0A4C2`
RGB	`rgb(160, 164, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 64.3%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 22%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 18%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 15%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.96, 4.85, -15.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.96, 16.56, 287.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.508, 37.919, 56.371)`
Decimal	`10527938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0A4C2, 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 #A0A4C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0A4C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.58:1	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 #A0A4C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0a4c2; }
.text { color: #a0a4c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0a4c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 164 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0a4c2, #ada0c2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A0A4C2?: #A0A4C2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0A4C2?: The RGB value is 160, 164, 194: 160 red, 164 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0A4C2?: The complementary color is #C2BEA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0A4C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.