All About Color #A8A8A8

#A8A8A8

About #A8A8A8

#A8A8A8 is a light gray color with the hex code #A8A8A8. In RGB it is red 168, green 168, blue 168; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 0%, lightness 66%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 0%, 34%. Its contrast ratio is 2.38:1 on white and 8.83:1 on black.

#A8A8A8 Color Conversion

Hex tripletA8, A8, A8
CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 34.12%
RGB Decimal168, 168, 168
HSL0°, 0%, 66%
RGB Octal250, 250, 250
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 0.00%, 65.88%
RGB Binary10101000, 10101000, 10101000
CIE-L*AB68.87, 0.00, -0.01
RGB Percent65.88%, 65.88%, 65.88%
CIE-L*CH68.87, 0.01, 296.81
XYZ37.22, 39.16, 42.64
CIE-L*UV68.87, 0.01, 0.00
xyY0.31, 0.33, 39.16
Hunter-Lab62.58, -3.34, 3.40
RYB65.88%, 65.88%, 65.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A8A8A8 on a dark background: contrast 8.83:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A8A8A8 on a light background: contrast 2.38:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A8A8A8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

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Analogous palette

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Triadic palette

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Tetradic palette

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Monochromatic palette

#5C5C5C · #828282 · #A8A8A8 · #CFCFCF · #F2F2F2

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