What color is #A2A5A7?

#A2A5A7 is a gray, closest to the named color Quicksilver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2A5A7?

The RGB value is 162, 165, 167: 162 red, 165 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2A5A7?

The complementary color is #A7A4A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2A5A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2A5A7 color

#A2A5A7 rgb(162, 165, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2A5A7 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 64.7% green and 65.5% blue (162, 165, 167).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 3% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Quicksilver (#A6A6A6), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.48:1).

#A2A5A7 color codes

HEX	`#A2A5A7`
RGB	`rgb(162, 165, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 64.7%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 3%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 3%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.56, -0.68, -1.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.56, 1.56, 244.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.329, 37.382, 41.906)`
Decimal	`10659239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2A5A7, 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 #A2A5A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2A5A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	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 #A2A5A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2a5a7; }
.text { color: #a2a5a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2a5a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 165 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2a5a7, #a2a3a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A2A5A7?: #A2A5A7 is a gray, closest to the named color Quicksilver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2A5A7?: The RGB value is 162, 165, 167: 162 red, 165 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2A5A7?: The complementary color is #A7A4A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2A5A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.