#a8aaac Color Information

#a8aaac Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #a8aaac. In RGB, it consists of 65.9% Red, 66.7% Green, and 67.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 2.3% Cyan, 1.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 32.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 210.0°, with saturation of 2.4% and lightness of 66.7%. The decimal value for #a8aaac is 11053740, and its nearest "web safe" color is #999999. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #a8aaac is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#a8aaac Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color168, 170, 172 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color65.9%, 66.7%, 67.5% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.341, 0.333, 0.325 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.023, 0.012, 0, 0.325 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color210.0°, 2.4%, 66.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color210.0°, 2.3%, 67.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color37.970, 40.053, 44.760 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color168, 169, 172 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11053740 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color69.507, -0.321, -1.283 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)69.507, 1.323, 255.956 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color69.507, -1.239, -1.832 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color63.287, -3.661, 2.369 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.309, 0.326, 40.053 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289243820 / 0xffa8aaac Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#999999 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #a8aaac

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #a8aaac, its pure hue is 210.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 2.4%, and its lightness is 66.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #a8aaac, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #151516 to #939597.

Tints of #a8aaac

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #a8aaac, its pure hue is 210.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 2.4%, and its lightness is 66.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #a8aaac, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b3b5b6 to #f4f4f5.

Tones of #a8aaac

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #a8aaac, its pure hue is 210.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 2.4%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #a8aaac, which range from #aaaaaa (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #55aaff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #a8aaac

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #a8aaac! For #a8aaac, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #a8aaac. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #a8aaac

This color, #a8aaac, consists of 65.9% Red, 66.7% Green, and 67.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 168, Green = 170, Blue = 172. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #a8aaac is 2.3% Cyan, 1.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 32.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R65.9%
C2.3%
G66.7%
M1.2%
B67.5%
Y0.0%
K32.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 168 170 172
Octal 250 252 254
Hexa #a8 #aa #ac
Binary 10101000 10101010 10101100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 2 1 0 32
Octal 2 1 0 40
Hexa #02 #01 #00 #20
Binary 00000010 00000001 00000000 00100000

Analogous Colors of #a8aaac

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #a8aaac — which has hue 210.0° — its analogous colors are located at 180.0° and 240.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a8aaac.

Triadic Colors of #a8aaac

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #a8aaac — which has hue 210.0° — its triadic colors are located at 90.0° and 330.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a8aaac.

Complementary Color of #a8aaac

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #a8aaac — which has hue 210.0° — its complementary color is located at 30.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a8aaac.

Split Complementary Colors of #a8aaac

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #a8aaac — which has hue 210.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 0.0° and 210.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a8aaac.

Tetradic Colors of #a8aaac

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #a8aaac — which has hue 210.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 120.0°, 210.0°, 300.0°, and 30.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a8aaac.

Monochromatic Colors of #a8aaac

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #a8aaac, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #7e8081 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d3d5d6 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #a8aaac

We want to make getting started with #a8aaac on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #a8aaac into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #a8aaac can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #a8aaac with other HTML elements.

#a8aaac Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #a8aaac.
<span style="color: #a8aaac;">The color of this text is #a8aaac.</span>

#a8aaac Background Color

The background color for this text is #a8aaac.
<div style="background-color: #a8aaac; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #a8aaac.</div>

#a8aaac Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #a8aaac.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #a8aaac;">This color for the shadow of this text is #a8aaac.</span>

#a8aaac Border Color

This is a div with border color #a8aaac.
<div style="border: #a8aaac 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #a8aaac.</div>

#a8aaac Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #a8aaac on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a8aaac; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a8aaac on a white background.</div></div>

#a8aaac Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #a8aaac on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a8aaac; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a8aaac on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #a8aaac to White

This is a gradient from #a8aaac to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a8aaac,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a8aaac,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a8aaac,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a8aaac,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a8aaac to white.</div>

Gradient from #a8aaac to Black

This is a gradient from #a8aaac to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a8aaac,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a8aaac,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a8aaac,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a8aaac,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a8aaac to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #a8aaac

In addition to using #a8aaac on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #a8aaac in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #a8aaac, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 168, Green = 170, Blue = 172). If you need details about the color coordinates of #a8aaac in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #a8aaac
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(168, 170, 172)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #a8aaac; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #a8aaac; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #a8aaac; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(168, 170, 172);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#a8aaac")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:168, green:170, blue:172, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:168 green:170 blue:172 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(168f, 170f, 172f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(168, 170, 172);
 

#a8aaac Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #a8aaac the same way. For those with color blindness, #a8aaac might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #a8aaac looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #a8aaac is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #a8aaac looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #a8aaac will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #a8aaac is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.3:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text