#A8B8B5 Color

#A8B8B5 is rgb(168, 184, 181) in RGB and hsl(169, 10%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A8B8B5

HEX#A8B8B5

RGBrgb(168, 184, 181)

HSLhsl(169, 10%, 69%)

HSVhsv(169, 9%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.018 183.4)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 0%, 2%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A8B8B5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.06:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.19:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8B8B5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A8B8B5 Complementary#B8A8AB Analogous#A8B8AD Analogous#A8B3B8 Triadic#B5A8B8 Triadic#B8B5A8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A8B8B5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B3C1BF #BECAC8 #CAD3D2 #D8DFDE #E3E8E7 #EEF1F1

Shades

#8FA39F #738C88 #5E736F #495A57 #35413E #1E2423

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