All About Color #A8A2AE

#A8A2AE

About #A8A2AE

#A8A2AE is a light gray color with the hex code #A8A2AE. In RGB it is red 168, green 162, blue 174; in HSL it is hue 270°, saturation 7%, lightness 66%; in CMYK it is 3%, 7%, 0%, 32%. Its contrast ratio is 2.49:1 on white and 8.44:1 on black.

#A8A2AE Color Conversion

Hex tripletA8, A2, AE
CMYK3.45%, 6.90%, 0.00%, 31.76%
RGB Decimal168, 162, 174
HSL270°, 7%, 66%
RGB Octal250, 242, 256
HSV (HSB)270.00°, 6.90%, 68.24%
RGB Binary10101000, 10100010, 10101110
CIE-L*AB67.44, 4.45, -5.43
RGB Percent65.88%, 63.53%, 68.24%
CIE-L*CH67.44, 7.03, 309.35
XYZ36.71, 37.22, 45.29
CIE-L*UV67.44, 2.69, -8.77
xyY0.31, 0.31, 37.22
Hunter-Lab61.01, 0.64, -1.31
RYB65.88%, 63.53%, 68.24%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A8A2AE on a dark background: contrast 8.44:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A8A2AE on a light background: contrast 2.49:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A8A2AE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A8A2AE · #D6D3D9 · #7A7283 · #A8AEA2 · #D6D9D3

Analogous palette

#A2A8AE · #A2A2AE · #A8A2AE · #AEA2AE · #AEA2A8

Triadic palette

#A8A2AE · #AEA8A2 · #A2AEA8 · #D6D3D9 · #D9D6D3

Tetradic palette

#A8A2AE · #AEA2A2 · #A8AEA2 · #A2AEAE · #7A7283

Monochromatic palette

#5C5562 · #82798B · #A8A2AE · #CFCBD2 · #F2F1F3

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