What color is #A2B2BA?

#A2B2BA 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 #A2B2BA?

The RGB value is 162, 178, 186: 162 red, 178 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2B2BA?

The complementary color is #BAAAA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2B2BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2B2BA color

#A2B2BA rgb(162, 178, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2B2BA is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 69.8% green and 72.9% blue (162, 178, 186).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 15% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

#A2B2BA color codes

HEX	`#A2B2BA`
RGB	`rgb(162, 178, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 69.8%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 15%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 13%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 4%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.6, -3.89, -5.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.6, 7.12, 236.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.682, 43.067, 52.667)`
Decimal	`10662586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2B2BA, 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 #A2B2BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2B2BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	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 #A2B2BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2b2ba; }
.text { color: #a2b2ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2b2ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 178 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2b2ba, #a2a6ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A2B2BA?: #A2B2BA 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 #A2B2BA?: The RGB value is 162, 178, 186: 162 red, 178 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2B2BA?: The complementary color is #BAAAA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2B2BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.