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#A8AEBD closest to Lost in Time

#A8AEBD is a light gray; the closest named color is Lost in Time. In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 68.2% green and 74.1% blue (rgb(168, 174, 189)). Its HSL value is 223° hue, 14% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 11% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #A8AEBD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.45:1.

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Variations of #A8AEBD

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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#A8AEBD 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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#A8AEBD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A8AEBD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A8ADBD
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AAAFBE
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A9AFBD
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A8ADBD
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A8AEBD
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A3B1B3
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A6AFB8
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AEAEAE
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ACAEB2

#A8AEBD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.22:1 Very poor#A8AEBD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.45:1 Very good#A8AEBD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A8AEBD in CSS

/* Lost in Time */
.color { color: #A8AEBD; }
.background { background-color: #A8AEBD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A8AEBD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(168 174 189);
color: hsl(223 14% 70%);
color: oklch(0.751 0.023 268.4);

#A8AEBD FAQ

What color is #A8AEBD?

#A8AEBD is a light gray. Its closest named color is Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #A8AEBD?

#A8AEBD is rgb(168, 174, 189) in RGB, hsl(223, 14%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(11%, 8%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A8AEBD?

The complementary color of #A8AEBD is #BDB7A8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A8AEBD?

Black text has the best contrast on #A8AEBD: 9.45:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A8AEBD a warm or cool color?

#A8AEBD is a neutral color.