What color is #A2A1A5?

#A2A1A5 is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2A1A5?

The RGB value is 162, 161, 165: 162 red, 161 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2A1A5?

The complementary color is #A4A5A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2A1A5?

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.

#A2A1A5 color

#A2A1A5 rgb(162, 161, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2A1A5 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 63.1% green and 64.7% blue (162, 161, 165).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 2% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Ultimate Gray (#A9A8A9), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A2A1A5 color codes

HEX	`#A2A1A5`
RGB	`rgb(162, 161, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 63.1%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 2%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 2%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.43, 1.13, -1.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.43, 2.25, 300.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.436, 35.888, 40.703)`
Decimal	`10658213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2A1A5, 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 #A2A1A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2A1A5 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 #A2A1A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2a1a5; }
.text { color: #a2a1a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2a1a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 161 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2a1a5, #a4a1a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A2A1A5?: #A2A1A5 is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2A1A5?: The RGB value is 162, 161, 165: 162 red, 161 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2A1A5?: The complementary color is #A4A5A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2A1A5?: 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.