What color is #A8BABF?

#A8BABF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8BABF?

The RGB value is 168, 186, 191: 168 red, 186 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8BABF?

The complementary color is #BFADA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8BABF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8BABF color

#A8BABF rgb(168, 186, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8BABF is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 72.9% green and 74.9% blue (168, 186, 191).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 15% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.44:1).

#A8BABF color codes

HEX	`#A8BABF`
RGB	`rgb(168, 186, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 72.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 15%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 12%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 3%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.32, -5.15, -4.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.32, 6.92, 221.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.109, 47.203, 56.12)`
Decimal	`11057855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8BABF, 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 #A8BABF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8BABF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.44:1	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 #A8BABF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8babf; }
.text { color: #a8babf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8babf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 186 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8babf, #a8aebf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A8BABF?: #A8BABF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8BABF?: The RGB value is 168, 186, 191: 168 red, 186 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8BABF?: The complementary color is #BFADA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8BABF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.