What color is #A8AEB0?

#A8AEB0 is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8AEB0?

The RGB value is 168, 174, 176: 168 red, 174 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8AEB0?

The complementary color is #B0AAA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8AEB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8AEB0 color

#A8AEB0 rgb(168, 174, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8AEB0 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 68.2% green and 69% blue (168, 174, 176).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 5% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.35:1).

#A8AEB0 color codes

HEX	`#A8AEB0`
RGB	`rgb(168, 174, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 68.2%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 5%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 5%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 1%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.69, -1.72, -1.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.69, 2.46, 225.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.119, 41.731, 47.06)`
Decimal	`11054768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8AEB0, 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 #A8AEB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8AEB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.35:1	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 #A8AEB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8aeb0; }
.text { color: #a8aeb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8aeb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 174 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8aeb0, #a8aab0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A8AEB0?: #A8AEB0 is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8AEB0?: The RGB value is 168, 174, 176: 168 red, 174 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8AEB0?: The complementary color is #B0AAA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8AEB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.