What color is #A8ACA8?

#A8ACA8 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8ACA8?

The RGB value is 168, 172, 168: 168 red, 172 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8ACA8?

The complementary color is #ACA8AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8ACA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8ACA8 color

#A8ACA8 rgb(168, 172, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8ACA8 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 67.5% green and 65.9% blue (168, 172, 168).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 2% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.13:1).

#A8ACA8 color codes

HEX	`#A8ACA8`
RGB	`rgb(168, 172, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 67.5%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 2%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 2%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 2%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.93, -2.17, 1.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.93, 2.67, 144.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.968, 40.657, 42.886)`
Decimal	`11054248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8ACA8, 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 #A8ACA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8ACA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	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 #A8ACA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8aca8; }
.text { color: #a8aca8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8aca8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 172 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8aca8, #a8acaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A8ACA8?: #A8ACA8 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8ACA8?: The RGB value is 168, 172, 168: 168 red, 172 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8ACA8?: The complementary color is #ACA8AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8ACA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.