What color is #A8C2BC?

#A8C2BC 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 #A8C2BC?

The RGB value is 168, 194, 188: 168 red, 194 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8C2BC?

The complementary color is #C2A8AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8C2BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8C2BC color

#A8C2BC rgb(168, 194, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8C2BC is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 76.1% green and 73.7% blue (168, 194, 188).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 18% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.11:1).

#A8C2BC color codes

HEX	`#A8C2BC`
RGB	`rgb(168, 194, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 76.1%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 18%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 13%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 3%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.4, -9.98, 0.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.4, 9.98, 179.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.515, 50.538, 54.977)`
Decimal	`11059900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8C2BC, 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 #A8C2BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8C2BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.11:1	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 #A8C2BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8c2bc; }
.text { color: #a8c2bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8c2bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 194 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8c2bc, #a8bbc2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A8C2BC?: #A8C2BC 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 #A8C2BC?: The RGB value is 168, 194, 188: 168 red, 194 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8C2BC?: The complementary color is #C2A8AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8C2BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.