What color is #A8BBAE?

#A8BBAE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8BBAE?

The RGB value is 168, 187, 174: 168 red, 187 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8BBAE?

The complementary color is #BBA8B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8BBAE?

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.

#A8BBAE color

#A8BBAE rgb(168, 187, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8BBAE is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 73.3% green and 68.2% blue (168, 187, 174).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 12% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A8BBAE color codes

HEX	`#A8BBAE`
RGB	`rgb(168, 187, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 73.3%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 12%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 10%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 7%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.14, -9.04, 4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.14, 10.04, 154.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.557, 46.921, 46.903)`
Decimal	`11058094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8BBAE, 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 #A8BBAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8BBAE 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 #A8BBAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8bbae; }
.text { color: #a8bbae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8bbae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 187 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8bbae, #a8bbb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A8BBAE?: #A8BBAE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8BBAE?: The RGB value is 168, 187, 174: 168 red, 187 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8BBAE?: The complementary color is #BBA8B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8BBAE?: 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.