What color is #A2C7EE?

#A2C7EE is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Sail to the Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2C7EE?

The RGB value is 162, 199, 238: 162 red, 199 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2C7EE?

The complementary color is #EEC9A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2C7EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2C7EE color

#A2C7EE rgb(162, 199, 238)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A2C7EE is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 78% green and 93.3% blue (162, 199, 238).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 69% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Sail to the Sea (#99C3F0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.94:1).

#A2C7EE color codes

HEX	`#A2C7EE`
RGB	`rgb(162, 199, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 78%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 69%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 32%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 16%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.87, -3.27, -23.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.87, 23.49, 261.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.752, 54.699, 88.756)`
Decimal	`10668014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2C7EE, 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 #A2C7EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2C7EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.94:1	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 #A2C7EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2c7ee; }
.text { color: #a2c7ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2c7ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 199 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2c7ee, #a3a2ee); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A2C7EE?: #A2C7EE is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Sail to the Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2C7EE?: The RGB value is 162, 199, 238: 162 red, 199 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2C7EE?: The complementary color is #EEC9A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2C7EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.