What color is #A2A89A?

#A2A89A is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2A89A?

The RGB value is 162, 168, 154: 162 red, 168 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2A89A?

The complementary color is #A09AA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2A89A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2A89A color

#A2A89A rgb(162, 168, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2A89A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 65.9% green and 60.4% blue (162, 168, 154).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 7% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#A2A89A color codes

HEX	`#A2A89A`
RGB	`rgb(162, 168, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 65.9%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 7%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 8%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 8%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.04, -4.75, 6.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.04, 8.05, 126.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.735, 38.02, 36.074)`
Decimal	`10659994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2A89A, 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 #A2A89A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2A89A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	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 #A2A89A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2a89a; }
.text { color: #a2a89a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2a89a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 168 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2a89a, #9ba89a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A2A89A?: #A2A89A is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2A89A?: The RGB value is 162, 168, 154: 162 red, 168 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2A89A?: The complementary color is #A09AA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2A89A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.