What color is #A8ADA6?

#A8ADA6 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8ADA6?

The RGB value is 168, 173, 166: 168 red, 173 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8ADA6?

The complementary color is #ABA6AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8ADA6?

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.

#A8ADA6 color

#A8ADA6 rgb(168, 173, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8ADA6 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 67.8% green and 65.1% blue (168, 173, 166).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 4% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#A8ADA6 color codes

HEX	`#A8ADA6`
RGB	`rgb(168, 173, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 67.8%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 4%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 4%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 4%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.15, -3.08, 2.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.15, 4.29, 136.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.974, 40.965, 41.975)`
Decimal	`11054502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8ADA6, 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 #A8ADA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8ADA6 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 #A8ADA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8ada6; }
.text { color: #a8ada6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8ada6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 173 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8ada6, #a6ada8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A8ADA6?: #A8ADA6 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8ADA6?: The RGB value is 168, 173, 166: 168 red, 173 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8ADA6?: The complementary color is #ABA6AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8ADA6?: 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.