What color is #A8A4B7?

#A8A4B7 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 #A8A4B7?

The RGB value is 168, 164, 183: 168 red, 164 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8A4B7?

The complementary color is #B3B7A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8A4B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8A4B7 color

#A8A4B7 rgb(168, 164, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8A4B7 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 64.3% green and 71.8% blue (168, 164, 183).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 12% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

#A8A4B7 color codes

HEX	`#A8A4B7`
RGB	`rgb(168, 164, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 64.3%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 12%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 10%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 10%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.24, 5.15, -9.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.24, 10.59, 299.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.97, 38.295, 50.182)`
Decimal	`11052215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8A4B7, 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 #A8A4B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8A4B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	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 #A8A4B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8a4b7; }
.text { color: #a8a4b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8a4b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 164 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8a4b7, #b2a4b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A8A4B7?: #A8A4B7 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 #A8A4B7?: The RGB value is 168, 164, 183: 168 red, 164 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8A4B7?: The complementary color is #B3B7A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8A4B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.