What color is #A8BBC1?

#A8BBC1 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 #A8BBC1?

The RGB value is 168, 187, 193: 168 red, 187 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8BBC1?

The complementary color is #C1AEA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8BBC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8BBC1 color

#A8BBC1 rgb(168, 187, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8BBC1 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 73.3% green and 75.7% blue (168, 187, 193).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 17% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.54:1).

#A8BBC1 color codes

HEX	`#A8BBC1`
RGB	`rgb(168, 187, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 73.3%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 17%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 13%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 3%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.64, -5.27, -5.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.64, 7.43, 224.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.542, 47.715, 57.358)`
Decimal	`11058113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8BBC1, 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 #A8BBC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8BBC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	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 #A8BBC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8bbc1; }
.text { color: #a8bbc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8bbc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 187 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8bbc1, #a8aec1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A8BBC1?: #A8BBC1 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 #A8BBC1?: The RGB value is 168, 187, 193: 168 red, 187 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8BBC1?: The complementary color is #C1AEA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8BBC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.