What color is #A8A9B2?

#A8A9B2 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8A9B2?

The RGB value is 168, 169, 178: 168 red, 169 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8A9B2?

The complementary color is #B2B1A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8A9B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8A9B2 color

#A8A9B2 rgb(168, 169, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8A9B2 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 66.3% green and 69.8% blue (168, 169, 178).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 6% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% 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 8.98:1).

#A8A9B2 color codes

HEX	`#A8A9B2`
RGB	`rgb(168, 169, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 66.3%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 6%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 6%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 5%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.41, 1.39, -4.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.41, 4.94, 286.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.371, 39.915, 47.794)`
Decimal	`11053490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8A9B2, 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 #A8A9B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8A9B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.98:1	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 #A8A9B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8a9b2; }
.text { color: #a8a9b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8a9b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 169 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8a9b2, #aca8b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A8A9B2?: #A8A9B2 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8A9B2?: The RGB value is 168, 169, 178: 168 red, 169 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8A9B2?: The complementary color is #B2B1A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8A9B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.