All About Color #A8AAB8

#A8AAB8

About #A8AAB8

#A8AAB8 is a light gray color with the hex code #A8AAB8. In RGB it is red 168, green 170, blue 184; in HSL it is hue 233°, saturation 10%, lightness 69%; in CMYK it is 9%, 8%, 0%, 28%. Its contrast ratio is 2.31:1 on white and 9.11:1 on black.

#A8AAB8 Color Conversion

Hex tripletA8, AA, B8
CMYK8.70%, 7.61%, 0.00%, 27.84%
RGB Decimal168, 170, 184
HSL233°, 10%, 69%
RGB Octal250, 252, 270
HSV (HSB)232.50°, 8.70%, 72.16%
RGB Binary10101000, 10101010, 10111000
CIE-L*AB69.85, 2.06, -7.42
RGB Percent65.88%, 66.67%, 72.16%
CIE-L*CH69.85, 7.70, 285.54
XYZ39.17, 40.53, 51.11
CIE-L*UV69.85, -1.89, -11.44
xyY0.30, 0.31, 40.53
Hunter-Lab63.67, -1.58, -3.03
RYB65.88%, 66.58%, 72.16%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A8AAB8 on a dark background: contrast 9.11:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A8AAB8 on a light background: contrast 2.31:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A8AAB8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A8AAB8 · #DBDBE1 · #76788F · #B8B6A8 · #E1E0DB

Analogous palette

#A8B8B6 · #A8B2B8 · #A8AAB8 · #AEA8B8 · #B6A8B8

Triadic palette

#A8AAB8 · #B8A8AA · #AAB8A8 · #DBDBE1 · #E1DBDB

Tetradic palette

#A8AAB8 · #B8A8B2 · #B8B6A8 · #A8B8AE · #76788F

Monochromatic palette

#5A5C6D · #7E8195 · #A8AAB8 · #D2D3DA · #F1F1F4

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