#A8B8B6 Color

#A8B8B6 is rgb(168, 184, 182) in RGB and hsl(173, 10%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A8B8B6

HEX#A8B8B6

RGBrgb(168, 184, 182)

HSLhsl(173, 10%, 69%)

HSVhsv(173, 9%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(77% 0.018 187.8)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 0%, 1%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A8B8B6 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 text10.2:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8B8B6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A8B8B6 Complementary#B8A8AA Analogous#A8B8AE Analogous#A8B2B8 Triadic#B6A8B8 Triadic#B8B6A8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A8B8B6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B3C1BF #BECAC9 #CAD3D2 #D8DFDE #E3E8E7 #EEF1F1

Shades

#8FA3A1 #738C89 #5E7371 #495A58 #35413F #1E2424

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