What color is #A8C1B4?

#A8C1B4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8C1B4?

The RGB value is 168, 193, 180: 168 red, 193 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8C1B4?

The complementary color is #C1A8B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8C1B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8C1B4 color

#A8C1B4 rgb(168, 193, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8C1B4 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 75.7% green and 70.6% blue (168, 193, 180).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 17% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.95:1).

#A8C1B4 color codes

HEX	`#A8C1B4`
RGB	`rgb(168, 193, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 75.7%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 17%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 13%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 7%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.92, -11.03, 3.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.92, 11.63, 161.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.455, 49.759, 50.486)`
Decimal	`11059636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8C1B4, 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 #A8C1B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8C1B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.95:1	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 #A8C1B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8c1b4; }
.text { color: #a8c1b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8c1b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 193 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8c1b4, #a8c1c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A8C1B4?: #A8C1B4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8C1B4?: The RGB value is 168, 193, 180: 168 red, 193 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8C1B4?: The complementary color is #C1A8B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8C1B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.