What color is #A8BBC4?

#A8BBC4 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8BBC4?

The RGB value is 168, 187, 196: 168 red, 187 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8BBC4?

The complementary color is #C4B1A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8BBC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8BBC4 color

#A8BBC4 rgb(168, 187, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8BBC4 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 73.3% green and 76.9% blue (168, 187, 196).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 19% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Stormy (#B0BCC3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.57:1).

#A8BBC4 color codes

HEX	`#A8BBC4`
RGB	`rgb(168, 187, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 73.3%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 19%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 14%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 5%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.73, -4.64, -6.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.73, 8.19, 235.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.88, 47.85, 59.138)`
Decimal	`11058116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8BBC4, 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 #A8BBC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8BBC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.57:1	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 #A8BBC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8bbc4; }
.text { color: #a8bbc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8bbc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 187 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8bbc4, #a8adc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A8BBC4?: #A8BBC4 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8BBC4?: The RGB value is 168, 187, 196: 168 red, 187 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8BBC4?: The complementary color is #C4B1A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8BBC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.