What color is #A8AB9B?

#A8AB9B is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8AB9B?

The RGB value is 168, 171, 155: 168 red, 171 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8AB9B?

The complementary color is #9E9BAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8AB9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8AB9B color

#A8AB9B rgb(168, 171, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8AB9B is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 67.1% green and 60.8% blue (168, 171, 155).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 9% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

#A8AB9B color codes

HEX	`#A8AB9B`
RGB	`rgb(168, 171, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 67.1%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 9%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 9%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 9%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.34, -3.99, 7.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.34, 8.83, 116.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.627, 39.817, 36.76)`
Decimal	`11053979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8AB9B, 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 #A8AB9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8AB9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	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 #A8AB9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8ab9b; }
.text { color: #a8ab9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8ab9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 171 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8ab9b, #a0ab9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A8AB9B?: #A8AB9B is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8AB9B?: The RGB value is 168, 171, 155: 168 red, 171 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8AB9B?: The complementary color is #9E9BAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8AB9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.