What color is #A2AC9D?

#A2AC9D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2AC9D?

The RGB value is 162, 172, 157: 162 red, 172 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2AC9D?

The complementary color is #A79DAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2AC9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2AC9D color

#A2AC9D rgb(162, 172, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2AC9D is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 67.5% green and 61.6% blue (162, 172, 157).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 8% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.92:1).

#A2AC9D color codes

HEX	`#A2AC9D`
RGB	`rgb(162, 172, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 67.5%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 8%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 9%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 9%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.2, -6.35, 6.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.2, 9.09, 134.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.738, 39.621, 37.657)`
Decimal	`10661021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2AC9D, 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 #A2AC9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2AC9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	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 #A2AC9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2ac9d; }
.text { color: #a2ac9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2ac9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 172 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2ac9d, #9daca0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A2AC9D?: #A2AC9D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2AC9D?: The RGB value is 162, 172, 157: 162 red, 172 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2AC9D?: The complementary color is #A79DAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2AC9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.