What color is #A2AFB4?

#A2AFB4 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2AFB4?

The RGB value is 162, 175, 180: 162 red, 175 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2AFB4?

The complementary color is #B4A7A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2AFB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2AFB4 color

#A2AFB4 rgb(162, 175, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2AFB4 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 68.6% green and 70.6% blue (162, 175, 180).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 11% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#A2AFB4 color codes

HEX	`#A2AFB4`
RGB	`rgb(162, 175, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 68.6%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 11%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 10%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 3%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.62, -3.51, -4.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.62, 5.41, 229.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.467, 41.636, 49.181)`
Decimal	`10661812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2AFB4, 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 #A2AFB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2AFB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	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 #A2AFB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2afb4; }
.text { color: #a2afb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2afb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 175 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2afb4, #a2a6b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A2AFB4?: #A2AFB4 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2AFB4?: The RGB value is 162, 175, 180: 162 red, 175 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2AFB4?: The complementary color is #B4A7A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2AFB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.