What color is #A8BFCF?

#A8BFCF is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Rendez-Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8BFCF?

The RGB value is 168, 191, 207: 168 red, 191 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8BFCF?

The complementary color is #CFB8A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8BFCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8BFCF color

#A8BFCF rgb(168, 191, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8BFCF is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 74.9% green and 81.2% blue (168, 191, 207).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 29% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Rendez-Blue (#ABBED0), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#A8BFCF color codes

HEX	`#A8BFCF`
RGB	`rgb(168, 191, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 74.9%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 29%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 19%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 8%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.12, -4.42, -10.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.12, 11.53, 247.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.039, 50.09, 66.262)`
Decimal	`11059151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8BFCF, 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 #A8BFCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8BFCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	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 #A8BFCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8bfcf; }
.text { color: #a8bfcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8bfcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 191 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8bfcf, #a8accf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A8BFCF?: #A8BFCF is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Rendez-Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8BFCF?: The RGB value is 168, 191, 207: 168 red, 191 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8BFCF?: The complementary color is #CFB8A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8BFCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.