What color is #A8A8A2?

#A8A8A2 is a gray, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8A8A2?

The RGB value is 168, 168, 162: 168 red, 168 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8A8A2?

The complementary color is #A2A2A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8A8A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8A8A2 color

#A8A8A2 rgb(168, 168, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8A8A2 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 65.9% green and 63.5% blue (168, 168, 162).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 3% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Windless Morning (#ABA9A0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#A8A8A2 color codes

HEX	`#A8A8A2`
RGB	`rgb(168, 168, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 65.9%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 3%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 4%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 4%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.71, -1.12, 3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.71, 3.29, 109.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.672, 38.939, 39.759)`
Decimal	`11053218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8A8A2, 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 #A8A8A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8A8A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	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 #A8A8A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8a8a2; }
.text { color: #a8a8a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8a8a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 168 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8a8a2, #a5a8a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A8A8A2?: #A8A8A2 is a gray, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8A8A2?: The RGB value is 168, 168, 162: 168 red, 168 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8A8A2?: The complementary color is #A2A2A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8A8A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.