What color is #A0AEB8?

#A0AEB8 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0AEB8?

The RGB value is 160, 174, 184: 160 red, 174 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0AEB8?

The complementary color is #B8AAA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0AEB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0AEB8 color

#A0AEB8 rgb(160, 174, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A0AEB8 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 68.2% green and 72.2% blue (160, 174, 184).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 14% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Time (#9FAFBD), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.24:1).

#A0AEB8 color codes

HEX	`#A0AEB8`
RGB	`rgb(160, 174, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 68.2%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 14%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 13%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 5%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.32, -2.81, -6.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.32, 7.33, 247.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.283, 41.206, 51.275)`
Decimal	`10530488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0AEB8, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A0AEB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0AEB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A0AEB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0aeb8; }
.text { color: #a0aeb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0aeb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 174 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0aeb8, #a0a2b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A0AEB8?: #A0AEB8 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0AEB8?: The RGB value is 160, 174, 184: 160 red, 174 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0AEB8?: The complementary color is #B8AAA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0AEB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.