#A8B3BD Color

#A8B3BD is rgb(168, 179, 189) in RGB and hsl(209, 14%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A8B3BD

HEX#A8B3BD

RGBrgb(168, 179, 189)

HSLhsl(209, 14%, 70%)

HSVhsv(209, 11%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(76.1% 0.019 245.5)

CMYKcmyk(11%, 5%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A8B3BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.13:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.85:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8B3BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A8B3BD Complementary#BDB2A8 Analogous#A8BDBD Analogous#A8A8BD Triadic#BDA8B3 Triadic#B3BDA8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A8B3BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B3BDC6 #BFC7CF #CBD1D8 #D6DBE0 #E2E6E9 #EEF0F2

Shades

#8E9CA9 #718394 #5C6C7A #46525D #323B43 #1D2126

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