What color is #A0B4B8?

#A0B4B8 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0B4B8?

The RGB value is 160, 180, 184: 160 red, 180 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0B4B8?

The complementary color is #B8A4A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0B4B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0B4B8 color

#A0B4B8 rgb(160, 180, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A0B4B8 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 70.6% green and 72.2% blue (160, 180, 184).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 14% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#A0B4B8 color codes

HEX	`#A0B4B8`
RGB	`rgb(160, 180, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 70.6%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 14%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 13%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 2%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.94, -6.04, -4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.94, 7.46, 215.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.468, 43.576, 51.67)`
Decimal	`10532024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0B4B8, 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 #A0B4B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0B4B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	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 #A0B4B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0b4b8; }
.text { color: #a0b4b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0b4b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 180 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0b4b8, #a0a8b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A0B4B8?: #A0B4B8 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0B4B8?: The RGB value is 160, 180, 184: 160 red, 180 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0B4B8?: The complementary color is #B8A4A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0B4B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.