What color is #A8ADA7?

#A8ADA7 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8ADA7?

The RGB value is 168, 173, 167: 168 red, 173 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8ADA7?

The complementary color is #ACA7AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8ADA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8ADA7 color

#A8ADA7 rgb(168, 173, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8ADA7 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 67.8% green and 65.5% blue (168, 173, 167).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 4% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.2:1).

#A8ADA7 color codes

HEX	`#A8ADA7`
RGB	`rgb(168, 173, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 67.8%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 4%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 3%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 3%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.18, -2.9, 2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.18, 3.8, 139.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.066, 41.002, 42.46)`
Decimal	`11054503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8ADA7, 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 #A8ADA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8ADA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.2:1	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 #A8ADA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8ada7; }
.text { color: #a8ada7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8ada7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 173 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8ada7, #a7ada9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A8ADA7?: #A8ADA7 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8ADA7?: The RGB value is 168, 173, 167: 168 red, 173 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8ADA7?: The complementary color is #ACA7AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8ADA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.