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#A2AEA2 Color

#A2AEA2 is rgb(162, 174, 162) in RGB, hsl(120, 7%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 7%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A2AEA2
HEX#A2AEA2
RGBrgb(162, 174, 162)
HSLhsl(120, 7%, 66%)
HSVhsv(120, 7%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 7%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(73.8% 0.022 145.4)
LABlab(69.88% -6.08 4.66)
LCHlch(69.88% 7.66 142.53)

What #A2AEA2 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A2AEA2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Ash Gray#B2BEB5ΔE 6.19Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 6.31Silver Foil#AFB1AEΔE 6.34Silver Chalice#ACACACΔE 7.68Dark Gray#A9A9A9ΔE 7.69Quick Silver#A6A6A6ΔE 7.86

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every gray in the library.

#A2AEA2 Channel Values

How #A2AEA2 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 162 · G 174 · B 1628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 120° · S 7% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 120° · S 7% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.3:1 vs white · 9.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A2AEA2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A2AEA2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A2AEA2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A2AEA2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A2AEA2
Complementary
#AEA2AE
Analogous
#A8AEA2
Analogous
#A2AEA8
Triadic
#A2A2AE
Triadic
#AEA2A2
Split comp.
#A8A2AE
Split comp.
#AEA2A8

Tints & Shades of #A2AEA2

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B0BAB0
#BBC4BB
#C8D0C8
#D3D9D3
#E1E5E1
#ECEEEC

Shades

#8A998A
#728372
#5C6A5C
#4A554A
#343C34
#1F231F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A2AEA2.

How #A2AEA2 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A2AEA2
Protanopia#ACACA2
Protanomaly#A8ADA2
Deuteranopia#AAAAA2
Deuteranomaly#A7ACA2
Tritanopia#A4ADAD
Tritanomaly#A3ADA8
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A2AEA2 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a2aea2: #A2AEA2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A2AEA2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a2aea2': '#A2AEA2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.635, green: 0.682, blue: 0.635)
Android XML<color name="color_a2aea2">#A2AEA2</color>
SVG fillfill="#A2AEA2"

More Gray Colors

#A2AEA2 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

27272ad9d9d9292524d8d8d8292929d6d6d62a2d2fd6d3d12b2b2bd4d4d82e2e2ed4d4d435383943494e51484f5c5c5c6b6e707968788389968e8c84a1a1a1acacacbebebed1d1d1

#A2AEA2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A2AEA2?

#A2AEA2 is a light gray — rgb(162, 174, 162) in RGB and hsl(120, 7%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.19.

What is the RGB value of #A2AEA2?

#A2AEA2 is rgb(162, 174, 162) — red 162, green 174, and blue 162 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A2AEA2?

#A2AEA2 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 7%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A2AEA2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A2AEA2 scores 2.3:1 against white and 9.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A2AEA2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A2AEA2 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 7.69, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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