What color is #A2C2C5?

#A2C2C5 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 #A2C2C5?

The RGB value is 162, 194, 197: 162 red, 194 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2C2C5?

The complementary color is #C5A5A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2C2C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2C2C5 color

#A2C2C5 rgb(162, 194, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2C2C5 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 76.1% green and 77.3% blue (162, 194, 197).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 23% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Whisper (#A1BDBF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.06:1).

#A2C2C5 color codes

HEX	`#A2C2C5`
RGB	`rgb(162, 194, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 76.1%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 23%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 18%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 2%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.25, -10.06, -5.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.25, 11.27, 206.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.267, 50.295, 60.188)`
Decimal	`10666693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2C2C5, 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 #A2C2C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2C2C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.06:1	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 #A2C2C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2c2c5; }
.text { color: #a2c2c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2c2c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 194 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2c2c5, #a2b1c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #A2C2C5?: #A2C2C5 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 #A2C2C5?: The RGB value is 162, 194, 197: 162 red, 194 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2C2C5?: The complementary color is #C5A5A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2C2C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.