What color is #A2BDB4?

#A2BDB4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2BDB4?

The RGB value is 162, 189, 180: 162 red, 189 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2BDB4?

The complementary color is #BDA2AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2BDB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2BDB4 color

#A2BDB4 rgb(162, 189, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2BDB4 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 74.1% green and 70.6% blue (162, 189, 180).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 17% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A2BDB4 color codes

HEX	`#A2BDB4`
RGB	`rgb(162, 189, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 74.1%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 17%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 14%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 5%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.43, -10.95, 1.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.43, 11.05, 172.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.334, 47.371, 50.137)`
Decimal	`10665396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2BDB4, 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 #A2BDB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2BDB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	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 #A2BDB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2bdb4; }
.text { color: #a2bdb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2bdb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 189 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2bdb4, #a2b9bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A2BDB4?: #A2BDB4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2BDB4?: The RGB value is 162, 189, 180: 162 red, 189 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2BDB4?: The complementary color is #BDA2AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2BDB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.