#A8A8B3 Color

#A8A8B3 is rgb(168, 168, 179) in RGB and hsl(240, 7%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A8A8B3

HEX#A8A8B3

RGBrgb(168, 168, 179)

HSLhsl(240, 7%, 68%)

HSVhsv(240, 6%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(73.5% 0.016 286)

CMYKcmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A8A8B3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.36:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.92:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8A8B3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A8A8B3 Complementary#B3B3A8 Analogous#A8ADB3 Analogous#ADA8B3 Triadic#B3A8A8 Triadic#A8B3A8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A8A8B3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B3B3BD #C0C0C8 #CBCBD2 #D6D6DB #E1E1E5 #EFEFF1

Shades

#8F8F9E #777788 #616170 #4A4A55 #34343C #1F1F23

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