What color is #A8AFC3?

#A8AFC3 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 #A8AFC3?

The RGB value is 168, 175, 195: 168 red, 175 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8AFC3?

The complementary color is #C3BCA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8AFC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8AFC3 color

#A8AFC3 rgb(168, 175, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8AFC3 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 68.6% green and 76.5% blue (168, 175, 195).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 18% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#A8AFC3 color codes

HEX	`#A8AFC3`
RGB	`rgb(168, 175, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 68.6%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 18%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 14%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 10%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.5, 1.62, -11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.5, 11.12, 278.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.327, 42.924, 57.727)`
Decimal	`11055043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8AFC3, 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 #A8AFC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8AFC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	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 #A8AFC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8afc3; }
.text { color: #a8afc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8afc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 175 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8afc3, #aea8c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A8AFC3?: #A8AFC3 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 #A8AFC3?: The RGB value is 168, 175, 195: 168 red, 175 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8AFC3?: The complementary color is #C3BCA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8AFC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.