What color is #A8B4A3?

#A8B4A3 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8B4A3?

The RGB value is 168, 180, 163: 168 red, 180 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8B4A3?

The complementary color is #AFA3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8B4A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8B4A3 color

#A8B4A3 rgb(168, 180, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8B4A3 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 70.6% green and 63.9% blue (168, 180, 163).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 10% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#A8B4A3 color codes

HEX	`#A8B4A3`
RGB	`rgb(168, 180, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 70.6%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 10%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 9%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 9%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.97, -7.37, 7.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.97, 10.34, 135.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.079, 43.611, 41.002)`
Decimal	`11056291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8B4A3, 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 #A8B4A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8B4A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	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 #A8B4A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8b4a3; }
.text { color: #a8b4a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8b4a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 180 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8b4a3, #a3b4a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A8B4A3?: #A8B4A3 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8B4A3?: The RGB value is 168, 180, 163: 168 red, 180 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8B4A3?: The complementary color is #AFA3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8B4A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.