What color is #A4A2AF?

#A4A2AF is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4A2AF?

The RGB value is 164, 162, 175: 164 red, 162 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4A2AF?

The complementary color is #ADAFA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4A2AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4A2AF color

#A4A2AF rgb(164, 162, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4A2AF is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 63.5% green and 68.6% blue (164, 162, 175).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 8% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#A4A2AF color codes

HEX	`#A4A2AF`
RGB	`rgb(164, 162, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 63.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 8%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 7%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 7%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.15, 3.26, -6.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.15, 7.23, 296.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.967, 36.828, 45.763)`
Decimal	`10789551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4A2AF, 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 #A4A2AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4A2AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	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 #A4A2AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4a2af; }
.text { color: #a4a2af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4a2af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 162 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4a2af, #aba2af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A4A2AF?: #A4A2AF is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4A2AF?: The RGB value is 164, 162, 175: 164 red, 162 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4A2AF?: The complementary color is #ADAFA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4A2AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.