What color is #A8B2AA?

#A8B2AA is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8B2AA?

The RGB value is 168, 178, 170: 168 red, 178 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8B2AA?

The complementary color is #B2A8B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8B2AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8B2AA color

#A8B2AA rgb(168, 178, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8B2AA is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 69.8% green and 66.7% blue (168, 178, 170).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 6% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

#A8B2AA color codes

HEX	`#A8B2AA`
RGB	`rgb(168, 178, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 69.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 6%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 6%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 4%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.6, -5.02, 2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.6, 5.79, 150.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.323, 43.068, 44.264)`
Decimal	`11055786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8B2AA, 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 #A8B2AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8B2AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	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 #A8B2AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8b2aa; }
.text { color: #a8b2aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8b2aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 178 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8b2aa, #a8b2af); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A8B2AA?: #A8B2AA is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8B2AA?: The RGB value is 168, 178, 170: 168 red, 178 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8B2AA?: The complementary color is #B2A8B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8B2AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.