What color is #A8A7AB?

#A8A7AB is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8A7AB?

The RGB value is 168, 167, 171: 168 red, 167 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8A7AB?

The complementary color is #AAABA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8A7AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8A7AB color

#A8A7AB rgb(168, 167, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8A7AB is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 65.5% green and 67.1% blue (168, 167, 171).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 2% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Ultimate Gray (#A9A8A9), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#A8A7AB color codes

HEX	`#A8A7AB`
RGB	`rgb(168, 167, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 65.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 2%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 2%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.68, 1.12, -1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.68, 2.23, 300.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.317, 38.903, 44.063)`
Decimal	`11052971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8A7AB, 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 #A8A7AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8A7AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	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 #A8A7AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8a7ab; }
.text { color: #a8a7ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8a7ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 167 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8a7ab, #aaa7ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A8A7AB?: #A8A7AB is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8A7AB?: The RGB value is 168, 167, 171: 168 red, 167 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8A7AB?: The complementary color is #AAABA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8A7AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.