What color is #A8AF9F?

#A8AF9F is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8AF9F?

The RGB value is 168, 175, 159: 168 red, 175 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8AF9F?

The complementary color is #A69FAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8AF9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8AF9F color

#A8AF9F rgb(168, 175, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8AF9F is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 68.6% green and 62.4% blue (168, 175, 159).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 9% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.3:1).

#A8AF9F color codes

HEX	`#A8AF9F`
RGB	`rgb(168, 175, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 68.6%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 9%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 9%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 9%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.52, -5.43, 7.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.52, 9.14, 126.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.735, 41.488, 38.814)`
Decimal	`11055007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8AF9F, 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 #A8AF9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8AF9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.3:1	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 #A8AF9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8af9f; }
.text { color: #a8af9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8af9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 175 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8af9f, #a0af9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A8AF9F?: #A8AF9F is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8AF9F?: The RGB value is 168, 175, 159: 168 red, 175 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8AF9F?: The complementary color is #A69FAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8AF9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.