All About Color #A8AAB3

#A8AAB3

About #A8AAB3

#A8AAB3 is a light gray color with the hex code #A8AAB3. In RGB it is red 168, green 170, blue 179; in HSL it is hue 229°, saturation 7%, lightness 68%; in CMYK it is 6%, 5%, 0%, 30%. Its contrast ratio is 2.32:1 on white and 9.07:1 on black.

#A8AAB3 Color Conversion

Hex tripletA8, AA, B3
CMYK6.15%, 5.03%, 0.00%, 29.80%
RGB Decimal168, 170, 179
HSL229°, 7%, 68%
RGB Octal250, 252, 263
HSV (HSB)229.09°, 6.15%, 70.20%
RGB Binary10101000, 10101010, 10110011
CIE-L*AB69.70, 1.05, -4.87
RGB Percent65.88%, 66.67%, 70.20%
CIE-L*CH69.70, 4.98, 282.20
XYZ38.66, 40.33, 48.39
CIE-L*UV69.70, -1.61, -7.40
xyY0.30, 0.32, 40.33
Hunter-Lab63.51, -2.47, -0.73
RYB65.88%, 66.55%, 70.20%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A8AAB3 on a dark background: contrast 9.07:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A8AAB3 on a light background: contrast 2.32:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A8AAB3, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A8AAB3 · #D9DADE · #777A88 · #B3B1A8 · #DEDDD9

Analogous palette

#A8B3B1 · #A8AFB3 · #A8AAB3 · #ABA8B3 · #B1A8B3

Triadic palette

#A8AAB3 · #B3A8AA · #AAB3A8 · #D9DADE · #DED9DA

Tetradic palette

#A8AAB3 · #B3A8AF · #B3B1A8 · #A8B3AB · #777A88

Monochromatic palette

#5A5D68 · #7F8290 · #A8AAB3 · #D1D2D7 · #F1F2F3

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