#A8B8AE Color

#A8B8AE is rgb(168, 184, 174) in RGB and hsl(143, 10%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A8B8AE

HEX#A8B8AE

RGBrgb(168, 184, 174)

HSLhsl(143, 10%, 69%)

HSVhsv(143, 9%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(76.7% 0.023 158.4)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 0%, 5%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A8B8AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.07:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.13:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8B8AE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A8B8AE Complementary#B8A8B2 Analogous#AAB8A8 Analogous#A8B8B6 Triadic#AEA8B8 Triadic#B8AEA8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A8B8AE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B3C1B9 #BECAC3 #CAD3CD #D8DFDA #E3E8E5 #EEF1EF

Shades

#8FA397 #738C7D #5E7366 #495A50 #354139 #1E2420

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