#A8A8BD Color

#A8A8BD is rgb(168, 168, 189) in RGB and hsl(240, 14%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A8A8BD

HEX#A8A8BD

RGBrgb(168, 168, 189)

HSLhsl(240, 14%, 70%)

HSVhsv(240, 11%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(73.8% 0.03 285.6)

CMYKcmyk(11%, 11%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A8A8BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.33:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8A8BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A8A8BD Complementary#BDBDA8 Analogous#A8B3BD Analogous#B3A8BD Triadic#BDA8A8 Triadic#A8BDA8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A8A8BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B3B3C6 #BFBFCF #CBCBD8 #D6D6E0 #E2E2E9 #EEEEF2

Shades

#8E8EA9 #717194 #5C5C7A #46465D #323243 #1D1D26

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