What color is #A2AEA2?

#A2AEA2 is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2AEA2?

The RGB value is 162, 174, 162: 162 red, 174 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2AEA2?

The complementary color is #AEA2AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2AEA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2AEA2 color

#A2AEA2 rgb(162, 174, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2AEA2 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 68.2% green and 63.5% blue (162, 174, 162).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 7% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#A2AEA2 color codes

HEX	`#A2AEA2`
RGB	`rgb(162, 174, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 68.2%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 7%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 7%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 7%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.87, -6.5, 4.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.87, 8.03, 144.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.557, 40.562, 40.079)`
Decimal	`10661538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2AEA2, 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 #A2AEA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2AEA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	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 #A2AEA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2aea2; }
.text { color: #a2aea2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2aea2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 174 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2aea2, #a2aea8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A2AEA2?: #A2AEA2 is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2AEA2?: The RGB value is 162, 174, 162: 162 red, 174 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2AEA2?: The complementary color is #AEA2AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2AEA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.