All About Color #A8A8B3

#A8A8B3

About #A8A8B3

#A8A8B3 is a light gray color with the hex code #A8A8B3. In RGB it is red 168, green 168, blue 179; in HSL it is hue 240°, saturation 7%, lightness 68%; in CMYK it is 6%, 6%, 0%, 30%. Its contrast ratio is 2.36:1 on white and 8.92:1 on black.

#A8A8B3 Color Conversion

Hex tripletA8, A8, B3
CMYK6.15%, 6.15%, 0.00%, 29.80%
RGB Decimal168, 168, 179
HSL240°, 7%, 68%
RGB Octal250, 250, 263
HSV (HSB)240.00°, 6.15%, 70.20%
RGB Binary10101000, 10101000, 10110011
CIE-L*AB69.17, 2.15, -5.65
RGB Percent65.88%, 65.88%, 70.20%
CIE-L*CH69.17, 6.04, 290.80
XYZ38.29, 39.58, 48.27
CIE-L*UV69.17, -0.62, -8.75
xyY0.30, 0.31, 39.58
Hunter-Lab62.92, -1.48, -1.45
RYB65.88%, 65.88%, 70.20%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A8A8B3 on a dark background: contrast 8.92:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A8A8B3 on a light background: contrast 2.36:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A8A8B3, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A8A8B3 · #D9D9DE · #777788 · #B3B3A8 · #DEDED9

Analogous palette

#A8B3B3 · #A8ADB3 · #A8A8B3 · #ADA8B3 · #B3A8B3

Triadic palette

#A8A8B3 · #B3A8A8 · #A8B3A8 · #D9D9DE · #DED9D9

Tetradic palette

#A8A8B3 · #B3A8AD · #B3B3A8 · #A8B3AD · #777788

Monochromatic palette

#5A5A68 · #7F7F90 · #A8A8B3 · #D1D1D7 · #F1F1F3

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