What color is #A2A2B4?

#A2A2B4 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 #A2A2B4?

The RGB value is 162, 162, 180: 162 red, 162 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2A2B4?

The complementary color is #B4B4A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2A2B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2A2B4 color

#A2A2B4 rgb(162, 162, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2A2B4 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 63.5% green and 70.6% blue (162, 162, 180).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 11% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.36:1).

#A2A2B4 color codes

HEX	`#A2A2B4`
RGB	`rgb(162, 162, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 63.5%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 11%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 10%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 10%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.14, 3.59, -9.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.14, 9.94, 291.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.057, 36.817, 48.378)`
Decimal	`10658484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2A2B4, 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 #A2A2B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2A2B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.36:1	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 #A2A2B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2a2b4; }
.text { color: #a2a2b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2a2b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 162 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2a2b4, #aba2b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A2A2B4?: #A2A2B4 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 #A2A2B4?: The RGB value is 162, 162, 180: 162 red, 162 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2A2B4?: The complementary color is #B4B4A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2A2B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.