#A2C3DBMetal Gear (#A2C3DB) is a light, muted sky blue with an OKLCH hue of 240°, lightness 0.8 and chroma 0.049. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #A2C3DB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 195, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 44%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 26%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26%, 11%, 0%, 14%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(77.2 -5.7 -15.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.801 0.049 240) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Metal Gear shifts subtly: loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#acbfcd — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: loses intensity#aac4d7 — ΔE 1.2, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#a2c3db — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#a2c4de — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Metal Gear in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.85:1 and against black 11.37:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#e6f4ff · #a2c3db · #88a7bd · #658194 · #455c6d · #263b49
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#b0e8f1 · #9ed8ee · #a2c3db · #8eadd7 · #8a97c1 · #8481a8
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#a2c3db · #9f9bb5 · #5d86a3 · #645c8b · #274c65 · #2e2a41
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#d5e4ef · #a2c3db · #bf916c · #657e91 · #485e6e · #313f4a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#a2c3db · #a7a09b · #697279 · #47433f · #141c23 · #020100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e7f4fd · #a2c3db · #364a59 · #182e3c · #000b18 · #f29845
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#a2c3db · #ad9f94 · #8b694d · #613915 · #2d1300 · #000510
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#a2c3db · #ad9f94 · #91645c · #534106 · #330c08 · #0b0500
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#a2c3db · #af9ca1 · #8f6270 · #3f4916 · #181f00 · #050001
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#a2c3db · #aa9da9 · #856482 · #613915 · #002309 · #140500
#AECCE1 · #BBD4E7 · #C7DDEC · #D4E5F2 · #E1EEF8
#829FB5 · #637D90 · #465D6D · #2B3E4C · #11222D
#A8C2D5 · #AEC1CF · #B4C0C9
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.