What color is #A8A4AC?

#A8A4AC is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8A4AC?

The RGB value is 168, 164, 172: 168 red, 164 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8A4AC?

The complementary color is #A8ACA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8A4AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8A4AC color

#A8A4AC rgb(168, 164, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8A4AC is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 64.3% green and 67.5% blue (168, 164, 172).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 5% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Ultimate Gray (#A9A8A9), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.57:1).

#A8A4AC color codes

HEX	`#A8A4AC`
RGB	`rgb(168, 164, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 64.3%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 5%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 5%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 5%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.91, 2.96, -3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.91, 4.67, 309.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.869, 37.854, 44.386)`
Decimal	`11052204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8A4AC, 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 #A8A4AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8A4AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	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 #A8A4AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8a4ac; }
.text { color: #a8a4ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8a4ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 164 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8a4ac, #aca4ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A8A4AC?: #A8A4AC is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8A4AC?: The RGB value is 168, 164, 172: 168 red, 164 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8A4AC?: The complementary color is #A8ACA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8A4AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.