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#A2AEA4 Color

#A2AEA4 is rgb(162, 174, 164) in RGB, hsl(130, 7%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 6%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Silver Foil (#AFB1AE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A2AEA4
HEX#A2AEA4
RGBrgb(162, 174, 164)
HSLhsl(130, 7%, 66%)
HSVhsv(130, 7%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 6%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(73.8% 0.02 150.5)
LABlab(69.92% -5.80 3.63)
LCHlch(69.92% 6.84 147.98)

What #A2AEA4 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 #A2AEA4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Silver Foil#AFB1AEΔE 5.6Ash Gray#B2BEB5ΔE 5.95Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 6.23Silver Chalice#ACACACΔE 6.86Dark Gray#A9A9A9ΔE 6.88Quick Silver#A6A6A6ΔE 7.08

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

#A2AEA4 Channel Values

How #A2AEA4 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 1648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 130° · S 7% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 130° · S 7% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 6% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.3:1 vs white · 9.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A2AEA4 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 text9.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A2AEA4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A2AEA4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A2AEA4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A2AEA4
Complementary
#AEA2AC
Analogous
#A6AEA2
Analogous
#A2AEAA
Triadic
#A4A2AE
Triadic
#AEA4A2
Split comp.
#AAA2AE
Split comp.
#AEA2A6

Tints & Shades of #A2AEA4

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

#B0BAB2
#BBC4BC
#C8D0CA
#D3D9D4
#E1E5E2
#ECEEEC

Shades

#8A998C
#728375
#5C6A5F
#4A554B
#343C35
#1F2320

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A2AEA4.

How #A2AEA4 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#A2AEA4
Protanopia#ACACA4
Protanomaly#A8ADA4
Deuteranopia#AAAAA4
Deuteranomaly#A7ACA4
Tritanopia#A3ADAD
Tritanomaly#A3ADA9
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A2AEA4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a2aea4: #A2AEA4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A2AEA4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a2aea4': '#A2AEA4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.635, green: 0.682, blue: 0.643)
Android XML<color name="color_a2aea4">#A2AEA4</color>
SVG fillfill="#A2AEA4"

More Gray Colors

#A2AEA4 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

27272ad9d9d9292524d8d8d8292929d6d6d62a2d2fd6d3d12b2b2bd4d4d82e2e2ed4d4d435383943494e51484f5c5c5c6b6e707968788389968e8c84a1a1a1acacacbebebed1d1d1

#A2AEA4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A2AEA4?

#A2AEA4 is a light gray — rgb(162, 174, 164) in RGB and hsl(130, 7%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Silver Foil (#AFB1AE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.6.

What is the RGB value of #A2AEA4?

#A2AEA4 is rgb(162, 174, 164) — red 162, green 174, and blue 164 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A2AEA4?

#A2AEA4 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 6%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A2AEA4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A2AEA4 scores 2.3:1 against white and 9.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A2AEA4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A2AEA4 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 6.88, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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