What color is #A2A198?

#A2A198 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2A198?

The RGB value is 162, 161, 152: 162 red, 161 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2A198?

The complementary color is #9899A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2A198?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2A198 color

#A2A198 rgb(162, 161, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2A198 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 63.1% green and 59.6% blue (162, 161, 152).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 5% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 6% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

#A2A198 color codes

HEX	`#A2A198`
RGB	`rgb(162, 161, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 63.1%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 5%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 6%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 6%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.09, -1.3, 4.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.09, 4.98, 105.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.312, 35.438, 34.785)`
Decimal	`10658200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2A198, 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 #A2A198	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2A198 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	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 #A2A198 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2a198; }
.text { color: #a2a198; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2a198; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 161 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2a198, #9ea298); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A2A198?: #A2A198 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2A198?: The RGB value is 162, 161, 152: 162 red, 161 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2A198?: The complementary color is #9899A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2A198?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.