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#A2BFBF Seafoam Whisper

#A2BFBF is a light gray named Seafoam Whisper. In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 74.9% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(162, 191, 191)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 18% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #A2BFBF is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.74:1.

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Variations of #A2BFBF

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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#A2BFBF 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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#A2BFBF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A2BFBF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B5B7BF
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BBBCBF
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5BCBF
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B5B7BF
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B0BABF
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #99C1BF
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9FC0BF
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B9B9B9
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B4BBBB

#A2BFBF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.96:1 Very poor#A2BFBF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.74:1 Very good#A2BFBF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A2BFBF in CSS

/* Seafoam Whisper */
.color { color: #A2BFBF; }
.background { background-color: #A2BFBF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A2BFBF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(162 191 191);
color: hsl(180 18% 69%);
color: oklch(0.783 0.031 196.5);

#A2BFBF FAQ

What color is #A2BFBF?

#A2BFBF 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 #A2BFBF?

#A2BFBF is rgb(162, 191, 191) in RGB, hsl(180, 18%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 0%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A2BFBF?

The complementary color of #A2BFBF is #BFA2A2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A2BFBF?

Black text has the best contrast on #A2BFBF: 10.74:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A2BFBF a warm or cool color?

#A2BFBF is a neutral color.