What color is #A2BBB9?

#A2BBB9 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2BBB9?

The RGB value is 162, 187, 185: 162 red, 187 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2BBB9?

The complementary color is #BBA2A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2BBB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2BBB9 color

#A2BBB9 rgb(162, 187, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2BBB9 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 73.3% green and 72.5% blue (162, 187, 185).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 16% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#A2BBB9 color codes

HEX	`#A2BBB9`
RGB	`rgb(162, 187, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 73.3%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 16%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 13%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 1%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.01, -8.89, -1.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.01, 9.09, 191.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.425, 46.724, 52.726)`
Decimal	`10664889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2BBB9, 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 #A2BBB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2BBB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	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 #A2BBB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2bbb9; }
.text { color: #a2bbb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2bbb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 187 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2bbb9, #a2b0bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A2BBB9?: #A2BBB9 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2BBB9?: The RGB value is 162, 187, 185: 162 red, 187 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2BBB9?: The complementary color is #BBA2A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2BBB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.