What color is #A2A9C6?

#A2A9C6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2A9C6?

The RGB value is 162, 169, 198: 162 red, 169 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2A9C6?

The complementary color is #C6BFA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2A9C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2A9C6 color

#A2A9C6 rgb(162, 169, 198)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A2A9C6 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 66.3% green and 77.6% blue (162, 169, 198).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 24% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Over the Moon (#ABB8D5), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#A2A9C6 color codes

HEX	`#A2A9C6`
RGB	`rgb(162, 169, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 66.3%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 24%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 18%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 15%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.56, 3.62, -15.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.56, 16.03, 283.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.279, 40.134, 59.092)`
Decimal	`10660294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2A9C6, 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 #A2A9C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2A9C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	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 #A2A9C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2a9c6; }
.text { color: #a2a9c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2a9c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 169 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2a9c6, #ada2c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A2A9C6?: #A2A9C6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2A9C6?: The RGB value is 162, 169, 198: 162 red, 169 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2A9C6?: The complementary color is #C6BFA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2A9C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.