What color is #A8AFB9?

#A8AFB9 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 #A8AFB9?

The RGB value is 168, 175, 185: 168 red, 175 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8AFB9?

The complementary color is #B9B2A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8AFB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8AFB9 color

#A8AFB9 rgb(168, 175, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8AFB9 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 68.6% green and 72.5% blue (168, 175, 185).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 11% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Time (#9FAFBD), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#A8AFB9 color codes

HEX	`#A8AFB9`
RGB	`rgb(168, 175, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 68.6%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 11%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 9%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 5%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.21, -0.46, -5.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.21, 5.97, 265.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.234, 42.487, 51.971)`
Decimal	`11055033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8AFB9, 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 #A8AFB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8AFB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	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 #A8AFB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8afb9; }
.text { color: #a8afb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8afb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 175 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8afb9, #aaa8b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A8AFB9?: #A8AFB9 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 #A8AFB9?: The RGB value is 168, 175, 185: 168 red, 175 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8AFB9?: The complementary color is #B9B2A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8AFB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.