What color is #A8B3B7?

#A8B3B7 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8B3B7?

The RGB value is 168, 179, 183: 168 red, 179 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8B3B7?

The complementary color is #B7ACA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8B3B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8B3B7 color

#A8B3B7 rgb(168, 179, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8B3B7 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 70.2% green and 71.8% blue (168, 179, 183).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 9% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.8:1).

#A8B3B7 color codes

HEX	`#A8B3B7`
RGB	`rgb(168, 179, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 70.2%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 9%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 8%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 2%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.22, -3.03, -3.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.22, 4.52, 227.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.814, 43.983, 51.13)`
Decimal	`11056055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8B3B7, 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 #A8B3B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8B3B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.8:1	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 #A8B3B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8b3b7; }
.text { color: #a8b3b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8b3b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 179 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8b3b7, #a8acb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A8B3B7?: #A8B3B7 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8B3B7?: The RGB value is 168, 179, 183: 168 red, 179 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8B3B7?: The complementary color is #B7ACA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8B3B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.