What color is #A2BBAE?

#A2BBAE 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 #A2BBAE?

The RGB value is 162, 187, 174: 162 red, 187 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2BBAE?

The complementary color is #BBA2AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2BBAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2BBAE color

#A2BBAE rgb(162, 187, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2BBAE is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 73.3% green and 68.2% blue (162, 187, 174).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 16% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.26:1).

#A2BBAE color codes

HEX	`#A2BBAE`
RGB	`rgb(162, 187, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 73.3%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 16%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 13%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 7%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.73, -11.09, 3.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.73, 11.7, 161.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.309, 46.277, 46.845)`
Decimal	`10664878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2BBAE, 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 #A2BBAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2BBAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.26:1	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 #A2BBAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2bbae; }
.text { color: #a2bbae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2bbae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 187 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2bbae, #a2bbba); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A2BBAE?: #A2BBAE 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 #A2BBAE?: The RGB value is 162, 187, 174: 162 red, 187 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2BBAE?: The complementary color is #BBA2AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2BBAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.