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#A2BCBF Seafoam Whisper

#A2BCBF is a light gray named Seafoam Whisper. In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 73.7% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(162, 188, 191)). Its HSL value is 186° hue, 18% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #A2BCBF is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.48:1.

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Variations of #A2BCBF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#A2BCBF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#A2BCBF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A2BCBF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B2B5BF
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8BABF
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2BABF
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B2B5BF
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AEB8BF
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9ABEBD
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9FBDBE
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B7B7B7
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B2B8B9

#A2BCBF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.00:1 Very poor#A2BCBF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.48:1 Very good#A2BCBF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A2BCBF in CSS

/* Seafoam Whisper */
.color { color: #A2BCBF; }
.background { background-color: #A2BCBF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A2BCBF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(162 188 191);
color: hsl(186 18% 69%);
color: oklch(0.777 0.029 205.1);

#A2BCBF FAQ

What color is #A2BCBF?

#A2BCBF is a light gray. Its closest named color is Seafoam Whisper. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #A2BCBF?

#A2BCBF is rgb(162, 188, 191) in RGB, hsl(186, 18%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 2%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A2BCBF?

The complementary color of #A2BCBF is #BFA5A2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A2BCBF?

Black text has the best contrast on #A2BCBF: 10.48:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A2BCBF a warm or cool color?

#A2BCBF is a neutral color.