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#A8A8A8 Ultimate Grey

#A8A8A8 is a light gray named Ultimate Grey. In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 65.9% green and 65.9% blue (rgb(168, 168, 168)). Its HSL value is 0° hue, 0% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black. #A8A8A8 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.83:1.

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Variations of #A8A8A8

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#A8A8A8 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#A8A8A8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A8A8A8 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A8A8A8
  • Protanopia 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A8A8A8
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A8A8A8
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A8A8A8
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A8A8A8
  • Tritanopia 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A8A8A8
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A8A8A8
  • Achromatopsia 100% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A8A8A8
  • Achromatomaly 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A8A8A8

#A8A8A8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.38:1 Very poor#A8A8A8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.83:1 Very good#A8A8A8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A8A8A8 in CSS

/* Ultimate Grey */
.color { color: #A8A8A8; }
.background { background-color: #A8A8A8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A8A8A8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(168 168 168);
color: hsl(0 0% 66%);
color: oklch(0.732 0.000 89.9);

#A8A8A8 FAQ

What color is #A8A8A8?

#A8A8A8 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Ultimate Grey. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #A8A8A8?

#A8A8A8 is rgb(168, 168, 168) in RGB, hsl(0, 0%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 34%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A8A8A8?

The complementary color of #A8A8A8 is #A8A8A8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A8A8A8?

Black text has the best contrast on #A8A8A8: 8.83:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A8A8A8 a warm or cool color?

#A8A8A8 is a neutral color.