What color is #A2B1C6?

#A2B1C6 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2B1C6?

The RGB value is 162, 177, 198: 162 red, 177 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2B1C6?

The complementary color is #C6B7A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2B1C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2B1C6 color

#A2B1C6 rgb(162, 177, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2B1C6 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 69.4% green and 77.6% blue (162, 177, 198).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 24% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Sailor Boy (#AEBBD0), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.64:1).

#A2B1C6 color codes

HEX	`#A2B1C6`
RGB	`rgb(162, 177, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 69.4%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 24%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 18%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 11%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.69, -0.77, -12.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.69, 12.44, 266.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.813, 43.202, 59.604)`
Decimal	`10662342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2B1C6, 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 #A2B1C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2B1C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.64:1	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 #A2B1C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2b1c6; }
.text { color: #a2b1c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2b1c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 177 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2b1c6, #a5a2c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A2B1C6?: #A2B1C6 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2B1C6?: The RGB value is 162, 177, 198: 162 red, 177 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2B1C6?: The complementary color is #C6B7A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2B1C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.