All About Color #A8A0AB

#A8A0AB

About #A8A0AB

#A8A0AB is a light gray color with the hex code #A8A0AB. In RGB it is red 168, green 160, blue 171; in HSL it is hue 284°, saturation 6%, lightness 65%; in CMYK it is 2%, 6%, 0%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 2.54:1 on white and 8.28:1 on black.

#A8A0AB Color Conversion

Hex tripletA8, A0, AB
CMYK1.75%, 6.43%, 0.00%, 32.94%
RGB Decimal168, 160, 171
HSL284°, 6%, 65%
RGB Octal250, 240, 253
HSV (HSB)283.64°, 6.43%, 67.06%
RGB Binary10101000, 10100000, 10101011
CIE-L*AB66.83, 4.97, -4.67
RGB Percent65.88%, 62.75%, 67.06%
CIE-L*CH66.83, 6.82, 316.83
XYZ36.07, 36.41, 43.65
CIE-L*UV66.83, 3.90, -7.69
xyY0.31, 0.31, 36.41
Hunter-Lab60.34, 1.12, -0.66
RYB65.88%, 62.75%, 67.06%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A8A0AB on a dark background: contrast 8.28:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A8A0AB on a light background: contrast 2.54:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A8A0AB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A8A0AB · #D5D1D6 · #7B717F · #A3ABA0 · #D2D6D1

Analogous palette

#A0A3AB · #A3A0AB · #A8A0AB · #ABA0A9 · #ABA0A3

Triadic palette

#A8A0AB · #ABA8A0 · #A0ABA8 · #D5D1D6 · #D6D5D1

Tetradic palette

#A8A0AB · #ABA3A0 · #A3ABA0 · #A0A9AB · #7B717F

Monochromatic palette

#5C545F · #837887 · #A8A0AB · #CDC9CF · #F3F1F3

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