Light steel blue

#a2b2b4

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for light steel blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Light steel blue is a mid teal, grounded between blue and green. A mid teal this balanced works for spa, travel and wellness. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Light steel blue color values

Every conversion for #a2b2b4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a2b2b4

RGB162, 178, 180

HSL187, 11%, 67%

HSV187, 10%, 71%

CMYK10%, 1%, 0%, 29%

Lab71.43, -5.12, -2.92

XYZ39.06, 42.82, 49.39

Decimal10662580

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone5435 C

Shades of light steel blue

#91a4a6 #809598 #6f878a #617678 #536567 #455456 #374345 #293233 #1c2122 #0e1111

Tints of light steel blue

#aab9bb #b3c0c1 #bbc7c8 #c3cecf #ccd4d6 #d4dbdc #dce2e3 #e4e9ea #edf0f0 #f5f7f7

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#b4a4a2 Analogous#a2b4ad Analogous#a2a9b4 Triadic#b4a2b2 Triadic#b2b4a2 Split complementary#b4a2a9 Split complementary#b4ada2

Light steel blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 10, 1, 0, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a2b2b4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 1 0 29

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 5 4 35

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light steel blue in css

Copy #a2b2b4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a2b2b4; }
.text { color: #a2b2b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2b2b4; }

How light steel blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light steel blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a2b2b4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a2b2b4 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light steel blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #a2b2b4 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light steel blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light steel blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #a2b2b4 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from light steel blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #a2b2b4 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.