What color is #A8BDBF?

#A8BDBF 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 #A8BDBF?

The RGB value is 168, 189, 191: 168 red, 189 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8BDBF?

The complementary color is #BFAAA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8BDBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8BDBF color

#A8BDBF rgb(168, 189, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8BDBF is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 74.1% green and 74.9% blue (168, 189, 191).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 15% 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 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.7:1).

#A8BDBF color codes

HEX	`#A8BDBF`
RGB	`rgb(168, 189, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 74.1%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 15%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 12%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 1%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.13, -6.74, -3.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.13, 7.57, 207.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.748, 48.481, 56.333)`
Decimal	`11058623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8BDBF, 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 #A8BDBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8BDBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.7:1	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 #A8BDBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8bdbf; }
.text { color: #a8bdbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8bdbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 189 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8bdbf, #a8b2bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A8BDBF?: #A8BDBF 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 #A8BDBF?: The RGB value is 168, 189, 191: 168 red, 189 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8BDBF?: The complementary color is #BFAAA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8BDBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.