What color is #A4B2C4?

#A4B2C4 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4B2C4?

The RGB value is 164, 178, 196: 164 red, 178 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4B2C4?

The complementary color is #C4B6A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4B2C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4B2C4 color

#A4B2C4 rgb(164, 178, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4B2C4 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 69.8% green and 76.9% blue (164, 178, 196).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 21% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Time (#9FAFBD), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#A4B2C4 color codes

HEX	`#A4B2C4`
RGB	`rgb(164, 178, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 69.8%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 21%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 16%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 9%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.04, -1.1, -10.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.04, 10.84, 264.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.192, 43.718, 58.482)`
Decimal	`10793668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4B2C4, 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 #A4B2C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4B2C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	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 #A4B2C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4b2c4; }
.text { color: #a4b2c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4b2c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 178 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4b2c4, #a6a4c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A4B2C4?: #A4B2C4 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4B2C4?: The RGB value is 164, 178, 196: 164 red, 178 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4B2C4?: The complementary color is #C4B6A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4B2C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.