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#A8BBCD closest to Sailor Boy

#A8BBCD is a light gray; the closest named color is Sailor Boy. In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 73.3% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(168, 187, 205)). Its HSL value is 209° hue, 27% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 18% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #A8BBCD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.65:1.

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Variations of #A8BBCD

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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#A8BBCD 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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#A8BBCD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A8BBCD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B0B7CD
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B4BBCE
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B1BBCE
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B0B7CD
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AEB8CD
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9FBFC1
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A5BDC7
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B9B9B9
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B5B9BE

#A8BBCD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.97:1 Very poor#A8BBCD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.65:1 Very good#A8BBCD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A8BBCD in CSS

/* Sailor Boy */
.color { color: #A8BBCD; }
.background { background-color: #A8BBCD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A8BBCD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(168 187 205);
color: hsl(209 27% 73%);
color: oklch(0.783 0.033 246.8);

#A8BBCD FAQ

What color is #A8BBCD?

#A8BBCD is a light gray. Its closest named color is Sailor Boy. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #A8BBCD?

#A8BBCD is rgb(168, 187, 205) in RGB, hsl(209, 27%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(18%, 9%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A8BBCD?

The complementary color of #A8BBCD is #CDBAA8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A8BBCD?

Black text has the best contrast on #A8BBCD: 10.65:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A8BBCD a warm or cool color?

#A8BBCD is a neutral color.