What color is #A8BBD6?

#A8BBD6 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sail Into the Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8BBD6?

The RGB value is 168, 187, 214: 168 red, 187 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8BBD6?

The complementary color is #D6C3A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8BBD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8BBD6 color

#A8BBD6 rgb(168, 187, 214)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A8BBD6 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 73.3% green and 83.9% blue (168, 187, 214).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 36% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Sail Into the Horizon (#A3BBDC), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

#A8BBD6 color codes

HEX	`#A8BBD6`
RGB	`rgb(168, 187, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 73.3%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 36%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 21%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 13%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.28, -0.72, -15.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.28, 15.73, 267.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.053, 48.719, 70.583)`
Decimal	`11058134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8BBD6, 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 #A8BBD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8BBD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	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 #A8BBD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8bbd6; }
.text { color: #a8bbd6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8bbd6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 187 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8bbd6, #aca8d6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A8BBD6?: #A8BBD6 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sail Into the Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8BBD6?: The RGB value is 168, 187, 214: 168 red, 187 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8BBD6?: The complementary color is #D6C3A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8BBD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.