What color is #A8BAB8?

#A8BAB8 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8BAB8?

The RGB value is 168, 186, 184: 168 red, 186 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8BAB8?

The complementary color is #BAA8AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8BAB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8BAB8 color

#A8BAB8 rgb(168, 186, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8BAB8 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 72.9% green and 72.2% blue (168, 186, 184).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 12% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.38:1).

#A8BAB8 color codes

HEX	`#A8BAB8`
RGB	`rgb(168, 186, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 72.9%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 12%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 10%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 1%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.13, -6.57, -1.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.13, 6.66, 189.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.357, 46.903, 52.16)`
Decimal	`11057848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8BAB8, 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 #A8BAB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8BAB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.38:1	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 #A8BAB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8bab8; }
.text { color: #a8bab8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8bab8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 186 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8bab8, #a8b3ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A8BAB8?: #A8BAB8 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8BAB8?: The RGB value is 168, 186, 184: 168 red, 186 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8BAB8?: The complementary color is #BAA8AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8BAB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.