What color is #A2B5C8?

#A2B5C8 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Rendez-Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2B5C8?

The RGB value is 162, 181, 200: 162 red, 181 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2B5C8?

The complementary color is #C8B5A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2B5C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2B5C8 color

#A2B5C8 rgb(162, 181, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2B5C8 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 71% green and 78.4% blue (162, 181, 200).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 26% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Rendez-Blue (#ABBED0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.98:1).

#A2B5C8 color codes

HEX	`#A2B5C8`
RGB	`rgb(162, 181, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 71%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 26%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 19%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 9%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.82, -2.49, -11.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.82, 12.07, 258.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.847, 44.898, 61.094)`
Decimal	`10663368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2B5C8, 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 #A2B5C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2B5C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.98:1	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 #A2B5C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2b5c8; }
.text { color: #a2b5c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2b5c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 181 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2b5c8, #a2a2c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A2B5C8?: #A2B5C8 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Rendez-Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2B5C8?: The RGB value is 162, 181, 200: 162 red, 181 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2B5C8?: The complementary color is #C8B5A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2B5C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.