What color is #A8BDAC?

#A8BDAC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8BDAC?

The RGB value is 168, 189, 172: 168 red, 189 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8BDAC?

The complementary color is #BDA8B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8BDAC?

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.

#A8BDAC color

#A8BDAC rgb(168, 189, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8BDAC is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 74.1% green and 67.5% blue (168, 189, 172).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 14% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A8BDAC color codes

HEX	`#A8BDAC`
RGB	`rgb(168, 189, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 74.1%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 14%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 11%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 9%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.63, -10.46, 6.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.63, 12.14, 149.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.791, 47.698, 46.027)`
Decimal	`11058604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8BDAC, 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 #A8BDAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8BDAC 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 #A8BDAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8bdac; }
.text { color: #a8bdac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8bdac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 189 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8bdac, #a8bdb6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A8BDAC?: #A8BDAC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8BDAC?: The RGB value is 168, 189, 172: 168 red, 189 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8BDAC?: The complementary color is #BDA8B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8BDAC?: 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.