What color is #A8BDBB?

#A8BDBB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8BDBB?

The RGB value is 168, 189, 187: 168 red, 189 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8BDBB?

The complementary color is #BDA8AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8BDBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8BDBB color

#A8BDBB rgb(168, 189, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8BDBB is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 74.1% green and 73.3% blue (168, 189, 187).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 14% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#A8BDBB color codes

HEX	`#A8BDBB`
RGB	`rgb(168, 189, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 74.1%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 14%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 11%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 1%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.02, -7.55, -1.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.02, 7.69, 190.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.314, 48.307, 54.046)`
Decimal	`11058619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8BDBB, 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 #A8BDBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8BDBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	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 #A8BDBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8bdbb; }
.text { color: #a8bdbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8bdbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 189 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8bdbb, #a8b4bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A8BDBB?: #A8BDBB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8BDBB?: The RGB value is 168, 189, 187: 168 red, 189 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8BDBB?: The complementary color is #BDA8AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8BDBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.