What color is #A0AFB2?

#A0AFB2 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0AFB2?

The RGB value is 160, 175, 178: 160 red, 175 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0AFB2?

The complementary color is #B2A3A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0AFB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0AFB2 color

#A0AFB2 rgb(160, 175, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A0AFB2 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 68.6% green and 69.8% blue (160, 175, 178).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 10% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.27:1).

#A0AFB2 color codes

HEX	`#A0AFB2`
RGB	`rgb(160, 175, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 68.6%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 10%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 10%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 2%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.42, -4.6, -3.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.42, 5.67, 215.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.861, 41.347, 48.097)`
Decimal	`10530738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0AFB2, 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 #A0AFB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0AFB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.27:1	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 #A0AFB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0afb2; }
.text { color: #a0afb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0afb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 175 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0afb2, #a0a6b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A0AFB2?: #A0AFB2 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0AFB2?: The RGB value is 160, 175, 178: 160 red, 175 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0AFB2?: The complementary color is #B2A3A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0AFB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.