What color is #A2B9BA?

#A2B9BA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2B9BA?

The RGB value is 162, 185, 186: 162 red, 185 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2B9BA?

The complementary color is #BAA3A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2B9BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2B9BA color

#A2B9BA rgb(162, 185, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2B9BA is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 72.5% green and 72.9% blue (162, 185, 186).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 15% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#A2B9BA color codes

HEX	`#A2B9BA`
RGB	`rgb(162, 185, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 72.5%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 15%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 13%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 1%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.5, -7.63, -3.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.5, 8.26, 202.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.11, 45.924, 53.143)`
Decimal	`10664378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2B9BA, 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 #A2B9BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2B9BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	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 #A2B9BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2b9ba; }
.text { color: #a2b9ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2b9ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 185 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2b9ba, #a2adba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A2B9BA?: #A2B9BA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2B9BA?: The RGB value is 162, 185, 186: 162 red, 185 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2B9BA?: The complementary color is #BAA3A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2B9BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.