What color is #A2AB9E?

#A2AB9E is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2AB9E?

The RGB value is 162, 171, 158: 162 red, 171 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2AB9E?

The complementary color is #A79EAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2AB9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2AB9E color

#A2AB9E rgb(162, 171, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2AB9E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 67.1% green and 62% blue (162, 171, 158).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 7% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#A2AB9E color codes

HEX	`#A2AB9E`
RGB	`rgb(162, 171, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 67.1%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 7%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 8%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 8%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.95, -5.63, 5.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.95, 7.94, 135.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.634, 39.276, 38.045)`
Decimal	`10660766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2AB9E, 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 #A2AB9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2AB9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	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 #A2AB9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2ab9e; }
.text { color: #a2ab9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2ab9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 171 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2ab9e, #9eaba1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A2AB9E?: #A2AB9E is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2AB9E?: The RGB value is 162, 171, 158: 162 red, 171 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2AB9E?: The complementary color is #A79EAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2AB9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.