Palettes / Colors / #A2ADA9

#A2ADA9 — Silver Grey

#A2ADA9 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 #A2ADA9 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.

#A2ADA9 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 #AEA3A7; it also sits naturally between #A3AEA4 and #A3ACAE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 64% · Green 68% · Blue 66%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 32%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A2ADA9

.text { color: #A2ADA9; }
.background { background-color: #A2ADA9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A2ADA9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(162, 173, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(158, 6%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A2ADA9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(162, 173, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A2ADA9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(162, 173, 169, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A2ADA9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A2ADA9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEA3A7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A2ADA9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A2ADA9

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:

How #A2ADA9 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A2ADA9 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #A2ADA9?

#A2ADA9 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 162, 173, 169). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A2ADA9?

#A2ADA9 is RGB 162, 173, 169 — HSL 158°, 6%, 66% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 2%, 32%.

What colors go with #A2ADA9?

Its complement is #AEA3A7; analogous partners are #A3AEA4 and #A3ACAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A2ADA9 for text?

Black text on #A2ADA9 has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.31:1.