What color is #A2C0CE?

#A2C0CE is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Airborne. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2C0CE?

The RGB value is 162, 192, 206: 162 red, 192 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2C0CE?

The complementary color is #CEB0A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2C0CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2C0CE color

#A2C0CE rgb(162, 192, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2C0CE is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 75.3% green and 80.8% blue (162, 192, 206).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 31% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Airborne (#A2C2D0), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.97:1).

#A2C0CE color codes

HEX	`#A2C0CE`
RGB	`rgb(162, 192, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 75.3%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 31%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 21%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 7%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.97, -7.04, -10.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.97, 12.55, 235.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.887, 49.835, 65.635)`
Decimal	`10666190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2C0CE, 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 #A2C0CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2C0CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.97:1	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 #A2C0CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2c0ce; }
.text { color: #a2c0ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2c0ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 192 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2c0ce, #a2aace); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #A2C0CE?: #A2C0CE is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Airborne. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2C0CE?: The RGB value is 162, 192, 206: 162 red, 192 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2C0CE?: The complementary color is #CEB0A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2C0CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.