#A8B8AB Color

#A8B8AB is rgb(168, 184, 171) in RGB and hsl(131, 10%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A8B8AB

HEX#A8B8AB

RGBrgb(168, 184, 171)

HSLhsl(131, 10%, 69%)

HSVhsv(131, 9%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(76.6% 0.025 151.1)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 0%, 7%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A8B8AB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.08:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.11:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8B8AB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A8B8AB Complementary#B8A8B5 Analogous#ADB8A8 Analogous#A8B8B3 Triadic#ABA8B8 Triadic#B8ABA8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A8B8AB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B3C1B6 #BECAC1 #CAD3CB #D8DFD9 #E3E8E4 #EEF1EF

Shades

#8FA393 #738C77 #5E7362 #495A4C #354137 #1E241F

Use #A8B8AB in Our Tools

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to Pantone RGBA to Hex