What color is #A8B6BA?

#A8B6BA 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 #A8B6BA?

The RGB value is 168, 182, 186: 168 red, 182 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8B6BA?

The complementary color is #BAACA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8B6BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8B6BA color

#A8B6BA rgb(168, 182, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8B6BA is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 71.4% green and 72.9% blue (168, 182, 186).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 12% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.07:1).

#A8B6BA color codes

HEX	`#A8B6BA`
RGB	`rgb(168, 182, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 71.4%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 12%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 10%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 2%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.11, -4.03, -3.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.11, 5.47, 222.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.737, 45.325, 52.995)`
Decimal	`11056826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8B6BA, 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 #A8B6BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8B6BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	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 #A8B6BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8b6ba; }
.text { color: #a8b6ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8b6ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 182 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8b6ba, #a8adba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A8B6BA?: #A8B6BA 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 #A8B6BA?: The RGB value is 168, 182, 186: 168 red, 182 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8B6BA?: The complementary color is #BAACA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8B6BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.