What color is #A2C1C7?

#A2C1C7 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2C1C7?

The RGB value is 162, 193, 199: 162 red, 193 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2C1C7?

The complementary color is #C7A8A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2C1C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.99:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2C1C7 color

#A2C1C7 rgb(162, 193, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2C1C7 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 75.7% green and 78% blue (162, 193, 199).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 25% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Whisper (#A1BDBF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.99:1).

#A2C1C7 color codes

HEX	`#A2C1C7`
RGB	`rgb(162, 193, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 75.7%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 25%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 19%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 3%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.03, -9.1, -6.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.03, 11.18, 215.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.276, 49.943, 61.329)`
Decimal	`10666439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2C1C7, 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 #A2C1C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2C1C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.99:1	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 #A2C1C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2c1c7; }
.text { color: #a2c1c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2c1c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 193 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2c1c7, #a2aec7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #A2C1C7?: #A2C1C7 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2C1C7?: The RGB value is 162, 193, 199: 162 red, 193 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2C1C7?: The complementary color is #C7A8A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2C1C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.99:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.