What color is #A8A3B4?

#A8A3B4 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8A3B4?

The RGB value is 168, 163, 180: 168 red, 163 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8A3B4?

The complementary color is #AFB4A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8A3B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8A3B4 color

#A8A3B4 rgb(168, 163, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8A3B4 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 63.9% green and 70.6% blue (168, 163, 180).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 10% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#A8A3B4 color codes

HEX	`#A8A3B4`
RGB	`rgb(168, 163, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 63.9%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 10%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 9%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 9%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.88, 5.09, -8.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.88, 9.58, 302.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.482, 37.814, 48.495)`
Decimal	`11051956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8A3B4, 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 #A8A3B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8A3B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	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 #A8A3B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8a3b4; }
.text { color: #a8a3b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8a3b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 163 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8a3b4, #b1a3b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A8A3B4?: #A8A3B4 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8A3B4?: The RGB value is 168, 163, 180: 168 red, 163 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8A3B4?: The complementary color is #AFB4A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8A3B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.