What color is #A8B4B5?

#A8B4B5 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8B4B5?

The RGB value is 168, 180, 181: 168 red, 180 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8B4B5?

The complementary color is #B5A9A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8B4B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8B4B5 color

#A8B4B5 rgb(168, 180, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8B4B5 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 70.6% green and 71% blue (168, 180, 181).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 8% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#A8B4B5 color codes

HEX	`#A8B4B5`
RGB	`rgb(168, 180, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 70.6%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 8%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 7%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 1%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.43, -3.96, -1.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.43, 4.42, 206.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.808, 44.303, 50.108)`
Decimal	`11056309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8B4B5, 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 #A8B4B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8B4B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	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 #A8B4B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8b4b5; }
.text { color: #a8b4b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8b4b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 180 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8b4b5, #a8aeb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A8B4B5?: #A8B4B5 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8B4B5?: The RGB value is 168, 180, 181: 168 red, 180 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8B4B5?: The complementary color is #B5A9A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8B4B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.