What color is #A2A79B?

#A2A79B is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2A79B?

The RGB value is 162, 167, 155: 162 red, 167 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2A79B?

The complementary color is #A09BA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2A79B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2A79B color

#A2A79B rgb(162, 167, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2A79B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 65.5% green and 60.8% blue (162, 167, 155).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 6% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#A2A79B color codes

HEX	`#A2A79B`
RGB	`rgb(162, 167, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 65.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 6%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 7%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 7%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.79, -4.03, 5.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.79, 6.89, 125.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.634, 37.685, 36.453)`
Decimal	`10659739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2A79B, 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 #A2A79B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2A79B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	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 #A2A79B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2a79b; }
.text { color: #a2a79b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2a79b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 167 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2a79b, #9ca79b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A2A79B?: #A2A79B is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2A79B?: The RGB value is 162, 167, 155: 162 red, 167 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2A79B?: The complementary color is #A09BA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2A79B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.