What color is #A2A8BF?

#A2A8BF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2A8BF?

The RGB value is 162, 168, 191: 162 red, 168 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2A8BF?

The complementary color is #BFB9A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2A8BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2A8BF color

#A2A8BF rgb(162, 168, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2A8BF is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 65.9% green and 74.9% blue (162, 168, 191).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 18% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.89:1).

#A2A8BF color codes

HEX	`#A2A8BF`
RGB	`rgb(162, 168, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 65.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 18%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 15%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 12%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.07, 2.62, -12.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.07, 12.75, 281.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.305, 39.448, 54.876)`
Decimal	`10660031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2A8BF, 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 #A2A8BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2A8BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.89:1	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 #A2A8BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2a8bf; }
.text { color: #a2a8bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2a8bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 168 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2a8bf, #aba2bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A2A8BF?: #A2A8BF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2A8BF?: The RGB value is 162, 168, 191: 162 red, 168 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2A8BF?: The complementary color is #BFB9A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2A8BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.