All About Color #A8ACA0

#A8ACA0

About #A8ACA0

#A8ACA0 is a light gray color with the hex code #A8ACA0. In RGB it is red 168, green 172, blue 160; in HSL it is hue 80°, saturation 7%, lightness 65%; in CMYK it is 2%, 0%, 7%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 2.31:1 on white and 9.07:1 on black.

#A8ACA0 Color Conversion

Hex tripletA8, AC, A0
CMYK2.33%, 0.00%, 6.98%, 32.55%
RGB Decimal168, 172, 160
HSL80°, 7%, 65%
RGB Octal250, 254, 240
HSV (HSB)80.00°, 6.98%, 67.45%
RGB Binary10101000, 10101100, 10100000
CIE-L*AB69.73, -3.64, 5.67
RGB Percent65.88%, 67.45%, 62.75%
CIE-L*CH69.73, 6.74, 122.69
XYZ37.25, 40.37, 39.09
CIE-L*UV69.73, -1.64, 8.80
xyY0.32, 0.35, 40.37
Hunter-Lab63.54, -6.55, 8.00
RYB62.75%, 67.45%, 64.31%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A8ACA0 on a dark background: contrast 9.07:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A8ACA0 on a light background: contrast 2.31:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A8ACA0, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A8ACA0 · #D5D7D1 · #7B806F · #A4A0AC · #D3D1D7

Analogous palette

#ACA4A0 · #ACAAA0 · #A8ACA0 · #A2ACA0 · #A0ACA4

Triadic palette

#A8ACA0 · #A0A8AC · #ACA0A8 · #D5D7D1 · #D1D5D7

Tetradic palette

#A8ACA0 · #A0ACAA · #A4A0AC · #ACA0A2 · #7B806F

Monochromatic palette

#5B5F53 · #828877 · #A8ACA0 · #CDD0C8 · #F3F3F1

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