What color is #A8A7B8?

#A8A7B8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8A7B8?

The RGB value is 168, 167, 184: 168 red, 167 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8A7B8?

The complementary color is #B7B8A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8A7B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8A7B8 color

#A8A7B8 rgb(168, 167, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8A7B8 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 65.5% green and 72.2% blue (168, 167, 184).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 11% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.88:1).

#A8A7B8 color codes

HEX	`#A8A7B8`
RGB	`rgb(168, 167, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 65.5%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 11%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 9%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 9%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.06, 3.7, -8.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.06, 9.35, 293.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.617, 39.423, 50.913)`
Decimal	`11052984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8A7B8, 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 #A8A7B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8A7B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.88:1	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 #A8A7B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8a7b8; }
.text { color: #a8a7b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8a7b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 167 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8a7b8, #b1a7b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A8A7B8?: #A8A7B8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8A7B8?: The RGB value is 168, 167, 184: 168 red, 167 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8A7B8?: The complementary color is #B7B8A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8A7B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.