Color Name
Dark Gray*
Hex Color Code
#A8ABAF
RGB Color Code
RGB(168, 171, 175)
CMYK Values*
4.0%, 2.3%, 0.0%, 31.4%
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What color is A8ABAF?

The RGB color code for color number #A8ABAF is RGB(168, 171, 175). In the RGB color model, #A8ABAF has a red value of 168, a green value of 171, and a blue value of 175. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 4.0% cyan, 2.3% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 31.4% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 214.3° (degrees), 4.2 % saturation, and 67.3 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #A8ABAF has a hue of 214.3° (degrees), 4.0 % saturation and 68.6 % brightness/value.

Color A8ABAF is cool or warm?

Color A8ABAF is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #A8ABAF? (For interior and product design)

A8ABAF has an LRV of nearly 40.5. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color
#A8ABAF
LRV 40.5
Light Color

Compare LRV 40.5 of #A8ABAF with dark and light color

Is #A8ABAF Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color A8ABAF meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

  • Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
  • Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

Normal text - 14pt

Normal Bold text - 12pt


Large text - 18pt

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #A8ABAF color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #A8ABAF
Hex triplet
#A8ABAF
Red
A8
Green
AB
Blue
AF
RGBA / RGB rgb(168, 171, 175)
Red
168 (65.9%)
Green
171 (67.1%)
Blue
175 (68.6%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)
CMYK
Cyan
4.00%
Magenta
2.29%
Yellow
0.00%
Key
31.37%
HSL hsl(214.29deg, 4.2 %, 67.3 %)
Hue
214.29°
Saturation
4.19 %
Lightness
67.25 %
HSV / HSB
Hue
214.29°
Saturation
4.00 %
Brightness / Value
68.63 %
RYB ryb(38, 65, 64)
Red
38 (14.9%)
Yellow
65 (25.4%)
Blue
64 (25.0%)
HWB
Hue
214.29°
Whiteness
65.88 %
Blackness
31.37 %
CMY
Cyan
34.12%
Magenta
32.94%
Yellow
31.37%
XYZ
X
38.45
Y
40.55
Z
46.36
YXY
Y1
40.55
X
0.31
Y2
0.32
CIE-Lab
L
69.86
A
-0.28
B
-2.43
CIE-Lch
L
69.86
C
2.45
H
263.36
CIE-Luv
L
69.86
U
-1.9
V
-3.54
Hunter-Lab
L
63.68
A
-3.65
B
1.41
Other
LRV
~ 40.5 %
Munsell Color System
6.8B 6.8/0.5

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0
Identical – an exact match
ΔE under 1
Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them
ΔE 1 – 2
Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection
ΔE 2 – 10
Perceptible at a glance
ΔE over 10
Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #A8ABAF

These are the named colors closest to hex A8ABAF, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#A9A9A9 Color Dark Gray
97.62% match | ΔE 2.38
#A6A6A6 Color Quick Silver
97.30% match | ΔE 2.70
#BEBEBE Color Medium Gray
94.22% match | ΔE 5.78
#989898 Color Spanish Gray
93.87% match | ΔE 6.13

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Pantone PMS

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RAL Design

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British Standard 4800

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RAL Classic

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Paint color for Hex #A8ABAF

These are the real paint colors closest to hex A8ABAF from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from A8ABAF once it is on a wall.


Benjamin Moore

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PPG Paints

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Valspar

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Dunn-Edwards

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Sherwin Williams

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Behr

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Farrow & Ball

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Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#A8ABAF color palettes and scheme combination

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Complementary / Opposite Color

#A8ABAF
Dark Gray*
#AFACA8
Dark Gray*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #A8ABAF?

Color that best contrast with #A8ABAF is #AFACA8, color name is Dark Gray*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.

What color compliments #A8ABAF?

Complementary or Opposite color for #A8ABAF is #AFACA8, color name is Dark Gray*.

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