What color is #A2ADA6?

#A2ADA6 is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2ADA6?

The RGB value is 162, 173, 166: 162 red, 173 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2ADA6?

The complementary color is #ADA2A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2ADA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2ADA6 color

#A2ADA6 rgb(162, 173, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2ADA6 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 67.8% green and 65.1% blue (162, 173, 166).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 6% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.06:1).

#A2ADA6 color codes

HEX	`#A2ADA6`
RGB	`rgb(162, 173, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 67.8%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 6%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 6%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 4%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.7, -5.21, 2.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.7, 5.68, 156.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.725, 40.321, 41.917)`
Decimal	`10661286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2ADA6, 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 #A2ADA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2ADA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.06:1	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 #A2ADA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2ada6; }
.text { color: #a2ada6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2ada6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 173 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2ada6, #a2adac); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A2ADA6?: #A2ADA6 is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2ADA6?: The RGB value is 162, 173, 166: 162 red, 173 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2ADA6?: The complementary color is #ADA2A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2ADA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.