What color is #A4A8B9?

#A4A8B9 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4A8B9?

The RGB value is 164, 168, 185: 164 red, 168 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4A8B9?

The complementary color is #B9B5A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4A8B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4A8B9 color

#A4A8B9 rgb(164, 168, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4A8B9 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 65.9% green and 72.5% blue (164, 168, 185).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 13% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.88:1).

#A4A8B9 color codes

HEX	`#A4A8B9`
RGB	`rgb(164, 168, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 65.9%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 13%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 11%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 9%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.04, 2.01, -9.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.04, 9.41, 282.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.068, 39.4, 51.489)`
Decimal	`10791097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4A8B9, 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 #A4A8B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4A8B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.88:1	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 #A4A8B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4a8b9; }
.text { color: #a4a8b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4a8b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 168 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4a8b9, #aba4b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A4A8B9?: #A4A8B9 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4A8B9?: The RGB value is 164, 168, 185: 164 red, 168 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4A8B9?: The complementary color is #B9B5A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4A8B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.