What color is #A8ADC4?

#A8ADC4 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8ADC4?

The RGB value is 168, 173, 196: 168 red, 173 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8ADC4?

The complementary color is #C4BFA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8ADC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8ADC4 color

#A8ADC4 rgb(168, 173, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8ADC4 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 67.8% green and 76.9% blue (168, 173, 196).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 19% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#A8ADC4 color codes

HEX	`#A8ADC4`
RGB	`rgb(168, 173, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 67.8%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 19%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 14%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 12%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.01, 2.93, -12.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.01, 12.64, 283.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.054, 42.197, 58.196)`
Decimal	`11054532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8ADC4, 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 #A8ADC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8ADC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	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 #A8ADC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8adc4; }
.text { color: #a8adc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8adc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 173 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8adc4, #b1a8c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A8ADC4?: #A8ADC4 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8ADC4?: The RGB value is 168, 173, 196: 168 red, 173 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8ADC4?: The complementary color is #C4BFA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8ADC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.