What color is #A2B9AB?

#A2B9AB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2B9AB?

The RGB value is 162, 185, 171: 162 red, 185 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2B9AB?

The complementary color is #B9A2B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2B9AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2B9AB color

#A2B9AB rgb(162, 185, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2B9AB is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 72.5% green and 67.1% blue (162, 185, 171).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 14% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.06:1).

#A2B9AB color codes

HEX	`#A2B9AB`
RGB	`rgb(162, 185, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 72.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 14%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 12%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 8%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.1, -10.62, 4.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.1, 11.52, 157.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.598, 45.319, 45.181)`
Decimal	`10664363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2B9AB, 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 #A2B9AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2B9AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.06:1	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 #A2B9AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2b9ab; }
.text { color: #a2b9ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2b9ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 185 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2b9ab, #a2b9b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A2B9AB?: #A2B9AB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2B9AB?: The RGB value is 162, 185, 171: 162 red, 185 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2B9AB?: The complementary color is #B9A2B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2B9AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.