What color is #A2A598?

#A2A598 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2A598?

The RGB value is 162, 165, 152: 162 red, 165 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2A598?

The complementary color is #9B98A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2A598?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2A598 color

#A2A598 rgb(162, 165, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2A598 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 64.7% green and 59.6% blue (162, 165, 152).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 7% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#A2A598 color codes

HEX	`#A2A598`
RGB	`rgb(162, 165, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 64.7%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 7%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 8%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 8%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.17, -3.48, 6.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.17, 7.26, 118.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.022, 36.859, 35.022)`
Decimal	`10659224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2A598, 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 #A2A598	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2A598 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	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 #A2A598 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2a598; }
.text { color: #a2a598; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2a598; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 165 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2a598, #9ba598); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A2A598?: #A2A598 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2A598?: The RGB value is 162, 165, 152: 162 red, 165 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2A598?: The complementary color is #9B98A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2A598?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.