What color is #A8BCBE?

#A8BCBE 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 #A8BCBE?

The RGB value is 168, 188, 190: 168 red, 188 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8BCBE?

The complementary color is #BEAAA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8BCBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8BCBE color

#A8BCBE rgb(168, 188, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8BCBE is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 73.7% green and 74.5% blue (168, 188, 190).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 14% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.6:1).

#A8BCBE color codes

HEX	`#A8BCBE`
RGB	`rgb(168, 188, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 73.7%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 14%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 12%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 1%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.83, -6.42, -3.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.83, 7.23, 207.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.424, 48.008, 55.684)`
Decimal	`11058366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8BCBE, 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 #A8BCBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8BCBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.6:1	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 #A8BCBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8bcbe; }
.text { color: #a8bcbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8bcbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 188 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8bcbe, #a8b1be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A8BCBE?: #A8BCBE 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 #A8BCBE?: The RGB value is 168, 188, 190: 168 red, 188 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8BCBE?: The complementary color is #BEAAA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8BCBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.