What color is #A8C7D4?

#A8C7D4 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Airborne. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8C7D4?

The RGB value is 168, 199, 212: 168 red, 199 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8C7D4?

The complementary color is #D4B5A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8C7D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8C7D4 color

#A8C7D4 rgb(168, 199, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8C7D4 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 78% green and 83.1% blue (168, 199, 212).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 34% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Airborne (#A2C2D0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.79:1).

#A8C7D4 color codes

HEX	`#A8C7D4`
RGB	`rgb(168, 199, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 78%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 34%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 21%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 6%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.42, -7.55, -9.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.42, 12.48, 232.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.452, 53.924, 70.13)`
Decimal	`11061204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8C7D4, 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 #A8C7D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8C7D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.79:1	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 #A8C7D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8c7d4; }
.text { color: #a8c7d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8c7d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 199 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8c7d4, #a8b1d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #A8C7D4?: #A8C7D4 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Airborne. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8C7D4?: The RGB value is 168, 199, 212: 168 red, 199 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8C7D4?: The complementary color is #D4B5A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8C7D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.