What color is #A2A29A?

#A2A29A is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2A29A?

The RGB value is 162, 162, 154: 162 red, 162 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2A29A?

The complementary color is #9A9AA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2A29A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2A29A color

#A2A29A rgb(162, 162, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2A29A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 63.5% green and 60.4% blue (162, 162, 154).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 4% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#A2A29A color codes

HEX	`#A2A29A`
RGB	`rgb(162, 162, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 63.5%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 4%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 5%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 5%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.41, -1.49, 4.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.41, 4.42, 109.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.653, 35.855, 35.713)`
Decimal	`10658458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2A29A, 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 #A2A29A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2A29A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #A2A29A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2a29a; }
.text { color: #a2a29a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2a29a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 162 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2a29a, #9ea29a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A2A29A?: #A2A29A is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2A29A?: The RGB value is 162, 162, 154: 162 red, 162 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2A29A?: The complementary color is #9A9AA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2A29A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.