What color is #A2B6CB?

#A2B6CB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Rendez-Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2B6CB?

The RGB value is 162, 182, 203: 162 red, 182 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2B6CB?

The complementary color is #CBB7A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2B6CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2B6CB color

#A2B6CB rgb(162, 182, 203)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A2B6CB is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 71.4% green and 79.6% blue (162, 182, 203).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 28% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Rendez-Blue (#ABBED0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#A2B6CB color codes

HEX	`#A2B6CB`
RGB	`rgb(162, 182, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 71.4%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 28%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 20%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 10%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.19, -2.36, -12.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.19, 13.13, 259.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.405, 45.448, 63.026)`
Decimal	`10663627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2B6CB, 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 #A2B6CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2B6CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	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 #A2B6CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2b6cb; }
.text { color: #a2b6cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2b6cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 182 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2b6cb, #a3a2cb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A2B6CB?: #A2B6CB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Rendez-Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2B6CB?: The RGB value is 162, 182, 203: 162 red, 182 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2B6CB?: The complementary color is #CBB7A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2B6CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.