What color is #A8BBBC?

#A8BBBC 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 #A8BBBC?

The RGB value is 168, 187, 188: 168 red, 187 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8BBBC?

The complementary color is #BCA9A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8BBBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8BBBC color

#A8BBBC rgb(168, 187, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8BBBC is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 73.3% green and 73.7% blue (168, 187, 188).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 13% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.5:1).

#A8BBBC color codes

HEX	`#A8BBBC`
RGB	`rgb(168, 187, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 73.3%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 13%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 11%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 1%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.51, -6.29, -2.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.51, 6.86, 203.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.994, 47.496, 54.47)`
Decimal	`11058108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8BBBC, 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 #A8BBBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8BBBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.5:1	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 #A8BBBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8bbbc; }
.text { color: #a8bbbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8bbbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 187 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8bbbc, #a8b1bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A8BBBC?: #A8BBBC 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 #A8BBBC?: The RGB value is 168, 187, 188: 168 red, 187 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8BBBC?: The complementary color is #BCA9A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8BBBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.