What color is #A2AABE?

#A2AABE 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 #A2AABE?

The RGB value is 162, 170, 190: 162 red, 170 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2AABE?

The complementary color is #BEB6A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2AABE?

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.

#A2AABE color

#A2AABE rgb(162, 170, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2AABE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 66.7% green and 74.5% blue (162, 170, 190).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 18% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A2AABE color codes

HEX	`#A2AABE`
RGB	`rgb(162, 170, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 66.7%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 18%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 15%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 11%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.57, 1.31, -11.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.57, 11.26, 276.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.567, 40.148, 54.423)`
Decimal	`10660542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2AABE, 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 #A2AABE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2AABE 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 #A2AABE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2aabe; }
.text { color: #a2aabe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2aabe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 170 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2aabe, #a8a2be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A2AABE?: #A2AABE 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 #A2AABE?: The RGB value is 162, 170, 190: 162 red, 170 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2AABE?: The complementary color is #BEB6A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2AABE?: 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.