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#A2ACA0 — Silver Grey

#A2ACA0 is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #A2ACA0 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#A2ACA0 is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AAA0AC; it also sits naturally between #A8ACA0 and #A0ACA4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A2ACA0 · RGB 162, 172, 160

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Color values

HEX#A2ACA0
RGB162, 172, 160
HSL110°, 7%, 65%
HSV110°, 7%, 67%
CMYK6%, 0%, 7%, 33%
XYZ36.00, 39.72, 39.03
Yxy39.72, 0.3137, 0.3462
CIE-Lab69.27, -5.80, 4.95
Hunter Lab63.03, -5.06, 4.13

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 64% · Green 67% · Blue 63%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 33%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #A2ACA0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A2ACA0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A2ACA0

.text { color: #A2ACA0; }
.background { background-color: #A2ACA0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A2ACA0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(162, 172, 160); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(110, 7%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A2ACA0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(162, 172, 160, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A2ACA0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(162, 172, 160, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A2ACA0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A2ACA0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A2ACA0

#929E8F#82907F#72806F#647061#555F53#444C42#353C34#272C26#181B18#0A0B09

Tints of #A2ACA0

#AAB3A8#B2BAB0#BAC1B8#C2C8C0#CCD2CB#D4D9D3#DCE0DC#E4E7E4#ECEEEC#F4F6F4

Tones of #A2ACA0

#A2ABA0#A3AAA1#A3A9A2#A4A8A3#A5A8A4#A5A7A5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AAA0AC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.35:1 Fails
Against black text8.94:1 AAA

Best text color on #A2ACA0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A2ACA0

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #A2ACA0: ·

How #A2ACA0 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #A6A6A3Deuteranopia · #A6A5A4Tritanopia · #A3A5A6

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Blue Grey 500 · #607D8BBootstrap secondary · #6C757D

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A2ACA0 rather than the exact color:

Palette Faf9ee
#FAF9EE · #A2AF9B · #DCCFC0 · #EEEEEE
Palette F5efe3
#F5EFE3 · #E6E7E5 · #F7D3BA · #A6AA9C
Palette F8ede3
#F8EDE3 · #BDD2B6 · #A2B29F · #798777
Palette Fabea7
#FABEA7 · #FBE2E5 · #9CADA4 · #767C77
Palette 5c7285
#5C7285 · #818C78 · #A7B49E · #E2E0C8
Palette A9a9a9
#A9A9A9 · #FECDA6 · #FF9130 · #FF5B22

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#A2AF9B#A6AA9C#A2B29F#9CADA4#A7B49E#A9A9A9#9CAFAA#99A799#AAAAAA#94AF9F#9E9FA5#AAB396

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A2AC9F  ·  #A2ACA1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A2ACA0?

#A2ACA0 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 162, 172, 160). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A2ACA0?

#A2ACA0 is RGB 162, 172, 160 — HSL 110°, 7%, 65% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 7%, 33%.

What colors go with #A2ACA0?

Its complement is #AAA0AC; analogous partners are #A8ACA0 and #A0ACA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A2ACA0 for text?

Black text on #A2ACA0 has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.35:1.