What color is #A0AFA2?

#A0AFA2 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0AFA2?

The RGB value is 160, 175, 162: 160 red, 175 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0AFA2?

The complementary color is #AFA0AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0AFA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0AFA2 color

#A0AFA2 rgb(160, 175, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A0AFA2 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 68.6% green and 63.5% blue (160, 175, 162).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 9% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.15:1).

#A0AFA2 color codes

HEX	`#A0AFA2`
RGB	`rgb(160, 175, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 68.6%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 9%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 9%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 7%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.99, -7.74, 4.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.99, 9.15, 147.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.347, 40.742, 40.124)`
Decimal	`10530722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0AFA2, 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 #A0AFA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0AFA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.15:1	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 #A0AFA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0afa2; }
.text { color: #a0afa2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0afa2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 175 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0afa2, #a0afaa); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A0AFA2?: #A0AFA2 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0AFA2?: The RGB value is 160, 175, 162: 160 red, 175 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0AFA2?: The complementary color is #AFA0AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0AFA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.