What color is #A2A193?

#A2A193 is a gray, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2A193?

The RGB value is 162, 161, 147: 162 red, 161 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2A193?

The complementary color is #9394A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2A193?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2A193 color

#A2A193 rgb(162, 161, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2A193 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 63.1% green and 57.6% blue (162, 161, 147).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 7% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#A2A193 color codes

HEX	`#A2A193`
RGB	`rgb(162, 161, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 63.1%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 7%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 9%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 9%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.96, -2.19, 7.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.96, 7.74, 106.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.911, 35.278, 32.674)`
Decimal	`10658195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2A193, 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 #A2A193	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2A193 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	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 #A2A193 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2a193; }
.text { color: #a2a193; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2a193; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 161 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2a193, #9ba293); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A2A193?: #A2A193 is a gray, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2A193?: The RGB value is 162, 161, 147: 162 red, 161 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2A193?: The complementary color is #9394A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2A193?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.