What color is #A8ADB5?

#A8ADB5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8ADB5?

The RGB value is 168, 173, 181: 168 red, 173 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8ADB5?

The complementary color is #B5B0A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8ADB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8ADB5 color

#A8ADB5 rgb(168, 173, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8ADB5 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 67.8% green and 71% blue (168, 173, 181).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 8% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Ultimate Gray (#A9A8A9), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.31:1).

#A8ADB5 color codes

HEX	`#A8ADB5`
RGB	`rgb(168, 173, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 67.8%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 8%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 7%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 4%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.56, -0.19, -4.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.56, 4.7, 267.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.431, 41.548, 49.649)`
Decimal	`11054517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8ADB5, 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 #A8ADB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8ADB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.31:1	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 #A8ADB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8adb5; }
.text { color: #a8adb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8adb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 173 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8adb5, #aaa8b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A8ADB5?: #A8ADB5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8ADB5?: The RGB value is 168, 173, 181: 168 red, 173 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8ADB5?: The complementary color is #B5B0A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8ADB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.