#A8B4BD Color

#A8B4BD is rgb(168, 180, 189) in RGB and hsl(206, 14%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A8B4BD

HEX#A8B4BD

RGBrgb(168, 180, 189)

HSLhsl(206, 14%, 70%)

HSVhsv(206, 11%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(76.3% 0.019 240.1)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A8B4BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.12:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.93:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8B4BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A8B4BD Complementary#BDB1A8 Analogous#A8BDBC Analogous#A8A9BD Triadic#BDA8B4 Triadic#B4BDA8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A8B4BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B3BEC6 #BFC8CF #CBD2D8 #D6DCE0 #E2E6E9 #EEF0F2

Shades

#8E9DA9 #718494 #5C6D7A #46535D #323C43 #1D2226

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