What color is #A8AEB7?

#A8AEB7 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8AEB7?

The RGB value is 168, 174, 183: 168 red, 174 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8AEB7?

The complementary color is #B7B1A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8AEB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8AEB7 color

#A8AEB7 rgb(168, 174, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8AEB7 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 68.2% green and 71.8% blue (168, 174, 183).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 9% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Time (#9FAFBD), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

#A8AEB7 color codes

HEX	`#A8AEB7`
RGB	`rgb(168, 174, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 68.2%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 9%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 8%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 5%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.88, -0.33, -5.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.88, 5.34, 266.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.83, 42.015, 50.802)`
Decimal	`11054775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8AEB7, 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 #A8AEB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8AEB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	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 #A8AEB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8aeb7; }
.text { color: #a8aeb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8aeb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 174 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8aeb7, #aaa8b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A8AEB7?: #A8AEB7 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8AEB7?: The RGB value is 168, 174, 183: 168 red, 174 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8AEB7?: The complementary color is #B7B1A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8AEB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.