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#A8BBBB Seafoam Slate

#A8BBBB is a light gray named Seafoam Slate. In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 73.3% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(168, 187, 187)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 12% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #A8BBBB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.49:1.

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Variations of #A8BBBB

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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#A8BBBB 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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#A8BBBB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A8BBBB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B4B6BB
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8B9BB
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B4B9BB
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B4B6BB
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B1B8BB
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A3BCBB
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A6BCBB
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B7B7B7
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B4B8B8

#A8BBBB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.00:1 Very poor#A8BBBB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.49:1 Very good#A8BBBB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A8BBBB in CSS

/* Seafoam Slate */
.color { color: #A8BBBB; }
.background { background-color: #A8BBBB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A8BBBB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(168 187 187);
color: hsl(180 12% 70%);
color: oklch(0.778 0.021 196.7);

#A8BBBB FAQ

What color is #A8BBBB?

#A8BBBB is a light gray. Its closest named color is Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #A8BBBB?

#A8BBBB is rgb(168, 187, 187) in RGB, hsl(180, 12%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(10%, 0%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A8BBBB?

The complementary color of #A8BBBB is #BBA8A8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A8BBBB?

Black text has the best contrast on #A8BBBB: 10.49:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A8BBBB a warm or cool color?

#A8BBBB is a neutral color.