What color is #A2A1B8?

#A2A1B8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2A1B8?

The RGB value is 162, 161, 184: 162 red, 161 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2A1B8?

The complementary color is #B7B8A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2A1B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2A1B8 color

#A2A1B8 rgb(162, 161, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2A1B8 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 63.1% green and 72.2% blue (162, 161, 184).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 14% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#A2A1B8 color codes

HEX	`#A2A1B8`
RGB	`rgb(162, 161, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 63.1%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 14%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 13%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 13%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67, 4.99, -11.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67, 12.73, 293.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.295, 36.632, 50.497)`
Decimal	`10658232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2A1B8, 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 #A2A1B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2A1B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	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 #A2A1B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2a1b8; }
.text { color: #a2a1b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2a1b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 161 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2a1b8, #aea1b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A2A1B8?: #A2A1B8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2A1B8?: The RGB value is 162, 161, 184: 162 red, 161 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2A1B8?: The complementary color is #B7B8A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2A1B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.