#A8A8AA Color (Hex and RGB)
#A8A8AA
#a8a8aa has RGB values (168, 168, 170). The color reads primarily as gray in sRGB space.
Color values
| Format | Value | Channels | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEX | #A8A8AA | RA8GA8BAA | |
| RGB | rgb(168 168 170) | R168G168B170 | |
| HSL | hsl(240 1% 66%) | H240°S1%L66% | |
| OKLCH | oklch(73% 0 286) | L0.73C0H286° | |
| HSV | hsv(240, 1%, 67%) | H240°S1%V67% | |
| CMYK | cmyk(1%, 1%, 0%, 33%) | C1%M1%Y0%K33% |
RGB mix
Base numbers
| Base | R | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binary | 10101000 | 10101000 | 10101010 |
| Octal | 250 | 250 | 252 |
| Decimal | 168 | 168 | 170 |
| Hex | a8 | a8 | aa |
Shades & tints
Shades mix #A8A8AA with black; tints mix it with white. Click any swatch to explore it.
Shades
- #A8A8AA0%
- #9A9A9C9%
- #8B8B8D17%
- #7D7D7F26%
- #6F6F7034%
- #61616243%
- #52525351%
- #44444559%
- #36363668%
- #27272877%
- #19191A85%
Tints
Color harmonies
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Contrast & accessibility
WCAG 2.1 contrast against white and black. Test other pairs in the contrast checker.
Aa
#A8A8AA on #FFFFFF
2.37:1
AA ✕AAA ✕AA Large ✕AAA Large ✕
Aa
#A8A8AA on #000000
8.85:1
AA ✓AAA ✓AA Large ✓AAA Large ✓
Aa
#FFFFFF on #A8A8AA
2.37:1
AA ✕AAA ✕AA Large ✕AAA Large ✕
Aa
#000000 on #A8A8AA
8.85:1
AA ✓AAA ✓AA Large ✓AAA Large ✓
Code snippets
- CSS
color: #a8a8aa; - Background
background-color: #a8a8aa; - CSS variable
--color-a8a8aa: #a8a8aa; - Modern CSS
color: oklch(73% 0 286); - SCSS
$color-a8a8aa: #a8a8aa; - Tailwind
bg-[#a8a8aa] text-[#a8a8aa] - HTML
<div style="background-color: #a8a8aa"></div>