What color is #A8B7BA?

#A8B7BA 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 #A8B7BA?

The RGB value is 168, 183, 186: 168 red, 183 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8B7BA?

The complementary color is #BAABA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8B7BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8B7BA color

#A8B7BA rgb(168, 183, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8B7BA is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 71.8% green and 72.9% blue (168, 183, 186).

Its hue angle is 190°, 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 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.15:1).

#A8B7BA color codes

HEX	`#A8B7BA`
RGB	`rgb(168, 183, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 71.8%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 12%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 10%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 2%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.37, -4.57, -3.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.37, 5.63, 215.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.943, 45.736, 53.063)`
Decimal	`11057082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8B7BA, 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 #A8B7BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8B7BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.15:1	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 #A8B7BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8b7ba; }
.text { color: #a8b7ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8b7ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 183 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8b7ba, #a8aeba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A8B7BA?: #A8B7BA 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 #A8B7BA?: The RGB value is 168, 183, 186: 168 red, 183 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8B7BA?: The complementary color is #BAABA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8B7BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.