#A8A9AD Color (Hex and RGB)
#A8A9AD
#a8a9ad has RGB values (168, 169, 173). The color reads primarily as gray in sRGB space.
Color values
| Format | Value | Channels | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEX | #A8A9AD | RA8GA9BAD | |
| RGB | rgb(168 169 173) | R168G169B173 | |
| HSL | hsl(228 3% 67%) | H228°S3%L67% | |
| OKLCH | oklch(74% 0.01 275) | L0.74C0.01H275° | |
| HSV | hsv(228, 3%, 68%) | H228°S3%V68% | |
| CMYK | cmyk(3%, 2%, 0%, 32%) | C3%M2%Y0%K32% |
RGB mix
Base numbers
| Base | R | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binary | 10101000 | 10101001 | 10101101 |
| Octal | 250 | 251 | 255 |
| Decimal | 168 | 169 | 173 |
| Hex | a8 | a9 | ad |
Shades & tints
Shades mix #A8A9AD with black; tints mix it with white. Click any swatch to explore it.
Shades
- #A8A9AD0%
- #9A9B9E9%
- #8B8C9017%
- #7D7E8126%
- #6F707234%
- #61616343%
- #52535551%
- #44444659%
- #36363768%
- #27282977%
- #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
#A8A9AD on #FFFFFF
2.35:1
AA ✕AAA ✕AA Large ✕AAA Large ✕
Aa
#A8A9AD on #000000
8.94:1
AA ✓AAA ✓AA Large ✓AAA Large ✓
Aa
#FFFFFF on #A8A9AD
2.35:1
AA ✕AAA ✕AA Large ✕AAA Large ✕
Aa
#000000 on #A8A9AD
8.94:1
AA ✓AAA ✓AA Large ✓AAA Large ✓
Code snippets
- CSS
color: #a8a9ad; - Background
background-color: #a8a9ad; - CSS variable
--color-a8a9ad: #a8a9ad; - Modern CSS
color: oklch(74% 0.01 275); - SCSS
$color-a8a9ad: #a8a9ad; - Tailwind
bg-[#a8a9ad] text-[#a8a9ad] - HTML
<div style="background-color: #a8a9ad"></div>