What color is #A8B1AE?

#A8B1AE is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8B1AE?

The RGB value is 168, 177, 174: 168 red, 177 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8B1AE?

The complementary color is #B1A8AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8B1AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8B1AE color

#A8B1AE rgb(168, 177, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8B1AE is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 69.4% green and 68.2% blue (168, 177, 174).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 5% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.57:1).

#A8B1AE color codes

HEX	`#A8B1AE`
RGB	`rgb(168, 177, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 69.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 5%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 5%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 2%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.44, -3.72, 0.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.44, 3.75, 173.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.509, 42.825, 46.221)`
Decimal	`11055534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8B1AE, 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 #A8B1AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8B1AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.57:1	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 #A8B1AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8b1ae; }
.text { color: #a8b1ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8b1ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 177 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8b1ae, #a8b0b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A8B1AE?: #A8B1AE is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8B1AE?: The RGB value is 168, 177, 174: 168 red, 177 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8B1AE?: The complementary color is #B1A8AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8B1AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.