All About Color #A8A1AA

#A8A1AA

About #A8A1AA

#A8A1AA is a light gray color with the hex code #A8A1AA. In RGB it is red 168, green 161, blue 170; in HSL it is hue 287°, saturation 5%, lightness 65%; in CMYK it is 1%, 5%, 0%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 2.52:1 on white and 8.34:1 on black.

#A8A1AA Color Conversion

Hex tripletA8, A1, AA
CMYK1.18%, 5.29%, 0.00%, 33.33%
RGB Decimal168, 161, 170
HSL287°, 5%, 65%
RGB Octal250, 241, 252
HSV (HSB)286.67°, 5.29%, 66.67%
RGB Binary10101000, 10100001, 10101010
CIE-L*AB67.06, 4.23, -3.76
RGB Percent65.88%, 63.14%, 66.67%
CIE-L*CH67.06, 5.66, 318.34
XYZ36.15, 36.72, 43.21
CIE-L*UV67.06, 3.46, -6.23
xyY0.31, 0.32, 36.72
Hunter-Lab60.59, 0.45, 0.13
RYB65.88%, 63.14%, 66.67%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A8A1AA on a dark background: contrast 8.34:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A8A1AA on a light background: contrast 2.52:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A8A1AA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A8A1AA · #D5D1D6 · #7B727E · #A3AAA1 · #D2D6D1

Analogous palette

#A1A3AA · #A4A1AA · #A8A1AA · #AAA1A8 · #AAA1A3

Triadic palette

#A8A1AA · #AAA8A1 · #A1AAA8 · #D5D1D6 · #D6D5D1

Tetradic palette

#A8A1AA · #AAA4A1 · #A3AAA1 · #A1A8AA · #7B727E

Monochromatic palette

#5C555E · #837986 · #A8A1AA · #CDC9CF · #F3F2F3

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