What color is #A2C7E2?

#A2C7E2 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Metal Gear. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2C7E2?

The RGB value is 162, 199, 226: 162 red, 199 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2C7E2?

The complementary color is #E2BDA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2C7E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.8:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2C7E2 color

#A2C7E2 rgb(162, 199, 226)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A2C7E2 is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 78% green and 88.6% blue (162, 199, 226).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 52% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Metal Gear (#A2C3DB), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.8:1).

#A2C7E2 color codes

HEX	`#A2C7E2`
RGB	`rgb(162, 199, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 78%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 52%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 28%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 12%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.47, -6.16, -17.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.47, 18.48, 250.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.047, 54.017, 79.779)`
Decimal	`10668002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2C7E2, 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 #A2C7E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2C7E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.8:1	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 #A2C7E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2c7e2; }
.text { color: #a2c7e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2c7e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 199 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2c7e2, #a2a7e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A2C7E2?: #A2C7E2 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Metal Gear. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2C7E2?: The RGB value is 162, 199, 226: 162 red, 199 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2C7E2?: The complementary color is #E2BDA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2C7E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.8:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.