What color is #A8BDB3?

#A8BDB3 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8BDB3?

The RGB value is 168, 189, 179: 168 red, 189 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8BDB3?

The complementary color is #BDA8B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8BDB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8BDB3 color

#A8BDB3 rgb(168, 189, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8BDB3 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 74.1% green and 70.2% blue (168, 189, 179).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 14% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.59:1).

#A8BDB3 color codes

HEX	`#A8BDB3`
RGB	`rgb(168, 189, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 74.1%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 14%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 11%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 5%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.81, -9.13, 2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.81, 9.5, 164.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.481, 47.974, 49.661)`
Decimal	`11058611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8BDB3, 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 #A8BDB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8BDB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.59:1	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 #A8BDB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8bdb3; }
.text { color: #a8bdb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8bdb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 189 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8bdb3, #a8bdbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A8BDB3?: #A8BDB3 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8BDB3?: The RGB value is 168, 189, 179: 168 red, 189 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8BDB3?: The complementary color is #BDA8B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8BDB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.