What color is #A8BFBD?

#A8BFBD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8BFBD?

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

What is the complementary color of #A8BFBD?

The complementary color is #BFA8AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8BFBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8BFBD color

#A8BFBD rgb(168, 191, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8BFBD is a light, grayish spring green.

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

Its hue angle is 175°, with 15% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.85:1).

#A8BFBD color codes

HEX	`#A8BFBD`
RGB	`rgb(168, 191, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 74.9%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 15%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 12%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 1%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.61, -8.2, -1.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.61, 8.37, 191.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.962, 49.26, 55.326)`
Decimal	`11059133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8BFBD, 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 #A8BFBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8BFBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.85:1	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 #A8BFBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8bfbd; }
.text { color: #a8bfbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8bfbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 191 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8bfbd, #a8b5bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A8BFBD?: #A8BFBD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8BFBD?: The RGB value is 168, 191, 189: 168 red, 191 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8BFBD?: The complementary color is #BFA8AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8BFBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.