What color is #A8ABB9?

#A8ABB9 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 #A8ABB9?

The RGB value is 168, 171, 185: 168 red, 171 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8ABB9?

The complementary color is #B9B6A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8ABB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8ABB9 color

#A8ABB9 rgb(168, 171, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8ABB9 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 67.1% green and 72.5% blue (168, 171, 185).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 11% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#A8ABB9 color codes

HEX	`#A8ABB9`
RGB	`rgb(168, 171, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 67.1%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 11%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 9%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 8%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.14, 1.71, -7.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.14, 7.72, 282.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.467, 40.953, 51.715)`
Decimal	`11054009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8ABB9, 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 #A8ABB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8ABB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	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 #A8ABB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8abb9; }
.text { color: #a8abb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8abb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 171 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8abb9, #aea8b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A8ABB9?: #A8ABB9 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 #A8ABB9?: The RGB value is 168, 171, 185: 168 red, 171 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8ABB9?: The complementary color is #B9B6A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8ABB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.