What color is #A2B9D8?

#A2B9D8 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sail Into the Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2B9D8?

The RGB value is 162, 185, 216: 162 red, 185 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2B9D8?

The complementary color is #D8C1A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2B9D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2B9D8 color

#A2B9D8 rgb(162, 185, 216)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A2B9D8 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 72.5% green and 84.7% blue (162, 185, 216).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 41% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Sail Into the Horizon (#A3BBDC), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

#A2B9D8 color codes

HEX	`#A2B9D8`
RGB	`rgb(162, 185, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 72.5%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 41%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 25%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 14%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.4, -1.02, -18.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.4, 18.19, 266.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.641, 47.336, 71.737)`
Decimal	`10664408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2B9D8, 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 #A2B9D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2B9D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	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 #A2B9D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2b9d8; }
.text { color: #a2b9d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2b9d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 185 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2b9d8, #a6a2d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A2B9D8?: #A2B9D8 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sail Into the Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2B9D8?: The RGB value is 162, 185, 216: 162 red, 185 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2B9D8?: The complementary color is #D8C1A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2B9D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.