What color is #A8A9BD?

#A8A9BD 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 #A8A9BD?

The RGB value is 168, 169, 189: 168 red, 169 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8A9BD?

The complementary color is #BDBCA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8A9BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8A9BD color

#A8A9BD rgb(168, 169, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8A9BD is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 66.3% green and 74.1% blue (168, 169, 189).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 14% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.07:1).

#A8A9BD color codes

HEX	`#A8A9BD`
RGB	`rgb(168, 169, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 66.3%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 14%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 11%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 11%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.74, 3.64, -10.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.74, 10.96, 289.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.52, 40.375, 53.845)`
Decimal	`11053501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8A9BD, 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 #A8A9BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8A9BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	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 #A8A9BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8a9bd; }
.text { color: #a8a9bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8a9bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 169 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8a9bd, #b1a8bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A8A9BD?: #A8A9BD 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 #A8A9BD?: The RGB value is 168, 169, 189: 168 red, 169 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8A9BD?: The complementary color is #BDBCA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8A9BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.