What color is #A8AEC3?

#A8AEC3 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 #A8AEC3?

The RGB value is 168, 174, 195: 168 red, 174 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8AEC3?

The complementary color is #C3BDA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8AEC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8AEC3 color

#A8AEC3 rgb(168, 174, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8AEC3 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 68.2% green and 76.5% blue (168, 174, 195).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 18% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#A8AEC3 color codes

HEX	`#A8AEC3`
RGB	`rgb(168, 174, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 68.2%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 18%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 14%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 11%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.24, 2.17, -11.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.24, 11.6, 280.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.133, 42.537, 57.662)`
Decimal	`11054787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8AEC3, 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 #A8AEC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8AEC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	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 #A8AEC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8aec3; }
.text { color: #a8aec3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8aec3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 174 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8aec3, #afa8c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A8AEC3?: #A8AEC3 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 #A8AEC3?: The RGB value is 168, 174, 195: 168 red, 174 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8AEC3?: The complementary color is #C3BDA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8AEC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.