What color is #A8AEBB?

#A8AEBB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8AEBB?

The RGB value is 168, 174, 187: 168 red, 174 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8AEBB?

The complementary color is #BBB5A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8AEBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8AEBB color

#A8AEBB rgb(168, 174, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8AEBB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 68.2% green and 73.3% blue (168, 174, 187).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 12% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A8AEBB color codes

HEX	`#A8AEBB`
RGB	`rgb(168, 174, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 68.2%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 12%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 10%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 7%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71, 0.49, -7.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71, 7.37, 273.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.252, 42.184, 53.026)`
Decimal	`11054779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8AEBB, 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 #A8AEBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8AEBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #A8AEBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8aebb; }
.text { color: #a8aebb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8aebb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 174 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8aebb, #aba8bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A8AEBB?: #A8AEBB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8AEBB?: The RGB value is 168, 174, 187: 168 red, 174 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8AEBB?: The complementary color is #BBB5A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8AEBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.