What color is #A8B4C4?

#A8B4C4 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8B4C4?

The RGB value is 168, 180, 196: 168 red, 180 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8B4C4?

The complementary color is #C4B8A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8B4C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8B4C4 color

#A8B4C4 rgb(168, 180, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8B4C4 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 70.6% green and 76.9% blue (168, 180, 196).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 19% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Sailor Boy (#AEBBD0), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.99:1).

#A8B4C4 color codes

HEX	`#A8B4C4`
RGB	`rgb(168, 180, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 70.6%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 19%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 14%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 8%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.86, -0.88, -9.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.86, 9.57, 264.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.431, 44.952, 58.655)`
Decimal	`11056324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8B4C4, 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 #A8B4C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8B4C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.99:1	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 #A8B4C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8b4c4; }
.text { color: #a8b4c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8b4c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 180 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8b4c4, #aaa8c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A8B4C4?: #A8B4C4 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8B4C4?: The RGB value is 168, 180, 196: 168 red, 180 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8B4C4?: The complementary color is #C4B8A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8B4C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.