What color is #A8B5B9?

#A8B5B9 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 #A8B5B9?

The RGB value is 168, 181, 185: 168 red, 181 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8B5B9?

The complementary color is #B9ACA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8B5B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8B5B9 color

#A8B5B9 rgb(168, 181, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8B5B9 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 71% green and 72.5% blue (168, 181, 185).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 11% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% 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 9.98:1).

#A8B5B9 color codes

HEX	`#A8B5B9`
RGB	`rgb(168, 181, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 71%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 11%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 9%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 2%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.81, -3.7, -3.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.81, 5.15, 224.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.427, 44.875, 52.369)`
Decimal	`11056569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8B5B9, 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 #A8B5B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8B5B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.98:1	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 #A8B5B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8b5b9; }
.text { color: #a8b5b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8b5b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 181 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8b5b9, #a8adb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A8B5B9?: #A8B5B9 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 #A8B5B9?: The RGB value is 168, 181, 185: 168 red, 181 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8B5B9?: The complementary color is #B9ACA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8B5B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.