#A8B1BD Color

#A8B1BD is rgb(168, 177, 189) in RGB and hsl(214, 14%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A8B1BD

HEX#A8B1BD

RGBrgb(168, 177, 189)

HSLhsl(214, 14%, 70%)

HSVhsv(214, 11%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(75.7% 0.02 255.6)

CMYKcmyk(11%, 6%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A8B1BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.17:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.69:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8B1BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A8B1BD Complementary#BDB4A8 Analogous#A8BCBD Analogous#A9A8BD Triadic#BDA8B1 Triadic#B1BDA8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A8B1BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B3BBC6 #BFC6CF #CBD0D8 #D6DBE0 #E2E5E9 #EEEFF2

Shades

#8E9AA9 #718094 #5C697A #46505D #323A43 #1D2126

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