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#A2C3DB Metal Gear

#A2C3DB is a light, muted blue named Metal Gear. In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 76.5% green and 85.9% blue (rgb(162, 195, 219)). Its HSL value is 205° hue, 44% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 26% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. #A2C3DB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.37:1.

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Variations of #A2C3DB

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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#A2C3DB 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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#A2C3DB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A2C3DB 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 #B1BCDB
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B9C2DC
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B3C2DC
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B1BCDB
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ADBFDB
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #91C9CB
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9CC5D4
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BFBFBF
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B8C0C6

#A2C3DB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.85:1 Very poor#A2C3DB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.37:1 Very good#A2C3DB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A2C3DB in CSS

/* Metal Gear */
.color { color: #A2C3DB; }
.background { background-color: #A2C3DB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A2C3DB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(162 195 219);
color: hsl(205 44% 75%);
color: oklch(0.801 0.049 239.8);

#A2C3DB FAQ

What color is #A2C3DB?

#A2C3DB is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Metal Gear. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #A2C3DB?

#A2C3DB is rgb(162, 195, 219) in RGB, hsl(205, 44%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(26%, 11%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A2C3DB?

The complementary color of #A2C3DB is #DBBAA2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A2C3DB?

Black text has the best contrast on #A2C3DB: 11.37:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A2C3DB a warm or cool color?

#A2C3DB is a cool color.