What color is #A2A0AE?

#A2A0AE is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2A0AE?

The RGB value is 162, 160, 174: 162 red, 160 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2A0AE?

The complementary color is #ACAEA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2A0AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2A0AE color

#A2A0AE rgb(162, 160, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2A0AE is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 62.7% green and 68.2% blue (162, 160, 174).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 8% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#A2A0AE color codes

HEX	`#A2A0AE`
RGB	`rgb(162, 160, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 62.7%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 8%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 8%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 8%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.43, 3.47, -6.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.43, 7.8, 296.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.11, 35.879, 45.112)`
Decimal	`10657966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2A0AE, 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 #A2A0AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2A0AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	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 #A2A0AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2a0ae; }
.text { color: #a2a0ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2a0ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 160 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2a0ae, #a9a0ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A2A0AE?: #A2A0AE is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2A0AE?: The RGB value is 162, 160, 174: 162 red, 160 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2A0AE?: The complementary color is #ACAEA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2A0AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.