What color is #A2B2A1?

#A2B2A1 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2B2A1?

The RGB value is 162, 178, 161: 162 red, 178 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2B2A1?

The complementary color is #B1A1B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2B2A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2B2A1 color

#A2B2A1 rgb(162, 178, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2B2A1 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 69.8% green and 63.1% blue (162, 178, 161).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 10% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Salvia (#A8B59E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.42:1).

#A2B2A1 color codes

HEX	`#A2B2A1`
RGB	`rgb(162, 178, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 69.8%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 10%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 10%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 10%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.94, -8.81, 6.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.94, 11.13, 142.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.252, 42.095, 39.874)`
Decimal	`10662561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2B2A1, 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 #A2B2A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2B2A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.42:1	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 #A2B2A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2b2a1; }
.text { color: #a2b2a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2b2a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 178 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2b2a1, #a1b2a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A2B2A1?: #A2B2A1 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2B2A1?: The RGB value is 162, 178, 161: 162 red, 178 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2B2A1?: The complementary color is #B1A1B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2B2A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.