#A8A8AD Color

#A8A8AD is rgb(168, 168, 173) in RGB and hsl(240, 3%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A8A8AD

HEX#A8A8AD

RGBrgb(168, 168, 173)

HSLhsl(240, 3%, 67%)

HSVhsv(240, 3%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(73.3% 0.007 286.2)

CMYKcmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A8A8AD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.37:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.87:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8A8AD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A8A8AD Complementary#ADADA8 Analogous#A8ABAD Analogous#ABA8AD Triadic#ADA8A8 Triadic#A8ADA8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A8A8AD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B3B3B7 #C0C0C4 #CACACE #D8D8DA #E2E2E4 #EFEFF0

Shades

#919197 #797981 #636369 #4D4D51 #36363A #202022

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