What color is #A8AA9D?

#A8AA9D is a gray, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8AA9D?

The RGB value is 168, 170, 157: 168 red, 170 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8AA9D?

The complementary color is #9F9DAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8AA9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8AA9D color

#A8AA9D rgb(168, 170, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8AA9D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 66.7% green and 61.6% blue (168, 170, 157).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 7% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#A8AA9D color codes

HEX	`#A8AA9D`
RGB	`rgb(168, 170, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 66.7%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 7%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 8%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 8%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.12, -3.1, 6.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.12, 7.16, 115.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.608, 39.509, 37.589)`
Decimal	`11053725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8AA9D, 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 #A8AA9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8AA9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	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 #A8AA9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8aa9d; }
.text { color: #a8aa9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8aa9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 170 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8aa9d, #a2aa9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A8AA9D?: #A8AA9D is a gray, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8AA9D?: The RGB value is 168, 170, 157: 168 red, 170 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8AA9D?: The complementary color is #9F9DAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8AA9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.