#A8B3AD Color

#A8B3AD is rgb(168, 179, 173) in RGB and hsl(147, 7%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A8B3AD

HEX#A8B3AD

RGBrgb(168, 179, 173)

HSLhsl(147, 7%, 68%)

HSVhsv(147, 6%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(75.6% 0.015 162.3)

CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 3%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A8B3AD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.16:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.72:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8B3AD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A8B3AD Complementary#B3A8AE Analogous#A8B3A8 Analogous#A8B3B3 Triadic#ADA8B3 Triadic#B3ADA8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A8B3AD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B3BDB7 #C0C8C4 #CBD2CE #D6DBD8 #E1E5E3 #EFF1F0

Shades

#8F9E96 #77887F #617068 #4A554E #343C38 #1F2321

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