What color is #A8ABB6?

#A8ABB6 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 #A8ABB6?

The RGB value is 168, 171, 182: 168 red, 171 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8ABB6?

The complementary color is #B6B3A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8ABB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8ABB6 color

#A8ABB6 rgb(168, 171, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8ABB6 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 67.1% green and 71.4% blue (168, 171, 182).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 9% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#A8ABB6 color codes

HEX	`#A8ABB6`
RGB	`rgb(168, 171, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 67.1%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 9%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 8%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 6%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.06, 1.1, -6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.06, 6.1, 280.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.153, 40.828, 50.065)`
Decimal	`11054006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8ABB6, 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 #A8ABB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8ABB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	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 #A8ABB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8abb6; }
.text { color: #a8abb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8abb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 171 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8abb6, #aca8b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A8ABB6?: #A8ABB6 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 #A8ABB6?: The RGB value is 168, 171, 182: 168 red, 171 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8ABB6?: The complementary color is #B6B3A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8ABB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.