What color is #A8B6A2?

#A8B6A2 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8B6A2?

The RGB value is 168, 182, 162: 168 red, 182 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8B6A2?

The complementary color is #B0A2B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8B6A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8B6A2 color

#A8B6A2 rgb(168, 182, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8B6A2 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 71.4% green and 63.5% blue (168, 182, 162).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 12% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Salvia (#A8B59E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#A8B6A2 color codes

HEX	`#A8B6A2`
RGB	`rgb(168, 182, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 71.4%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 12%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 11%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 11%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.49, -8.61, 8.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.49, 12.12, 135.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.397, 44.389, 40.668)`
Decimal	`11056802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8B6A2, 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 #A8B6A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8B6A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	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 #A8B6A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8b6a2; }
.text { color: #a8b6a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8b6a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 182 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8b6a2, #a2b6a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A8B6A2?: #A8B6A2 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8B6A2?: The RGB value is 168, 182, 162: 168 red, 182 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8B6A2?: The complementary color is #B0A2B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8B6A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.