What color is #A8A4A8?

#A8A4A8 is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8A4A8?

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

What is the complementary color of #A8A4A8?

The complementary color is #A4A8A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8A4A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8A4A8 color

#A8A4A8 rgb(168, 164, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8A4A8 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 2% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Ultimate Gray (#A9A8A9), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#A8A4A8 color codes

HEX	`#A8A4A8`
RGB	`rgb(168, 164, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 64.3%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 2%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 2%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.8, 2.19, -1.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.8, 2.68, 324.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.491, 37.703, 42.393)`
Decimal	`11052200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8A4A8, 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 #A8A4A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8A4A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	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 #A8A4A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8a4a8; }
.text { color: #a8a4a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8a4a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 164 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8a4a8, #a8a4a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A8A4A8?: #A8A4A8 is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8A4A8?: The RGB value is 168, 164, 168: 168 red, 164 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8A4A8?: The complementary color is #A4A8A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8A4A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.