What color is #A2A8B5?

#A2A8B5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2A8B5?

The RGB value is 162, 168, 181: 162 red, 168 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2A8B5?

The complementary color is #B5AFA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2A8B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2A8B5 color

#A2A8B5 rgb(162, 168, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2A8B5 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 65.9% green and 71% blue (162, 168, 181).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 11% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.8:1).

#A2A8B5 color codes

HEX	`#A2A8B5`
RGB	`rgb(162, 168, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 65.9%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 11%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 10%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 7%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.77, 0.5, -7.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.77, 7.42, 273.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.242, 39.022, 49.277)`
Decimal	`10660021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2A8B5, 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 #A2A8B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2A8B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	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 #A2A8B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2a8b5; }
.text { color: #a2a8b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2a8b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 168 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2a8b5, #a6a2b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A2A8B5?: #A2A8B5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2A8B5?: The RGB value is 162, 168, 181: 162 red, 168 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2A8B5?: The complementary color is #B5AFA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2A8B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.