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What color is A8AFBC?

The RGB color code for color number #A8AFBC is RGB(168, 175, 188). In the RGB color model, #A8AFBC has a red value of 168, a green value of 175, and a blue value of 188. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 10.6% cyan, 6.9% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 26.3% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 219° (degrees), 13.0 % saturation, and 69.8 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #A8AFBC has a hue of 219° (degrees), 10.6 % saturation and 73.7 % brightness/value.



Color A8AFBC is cool or warm?

Color A8AFBC is a cool color.



What is the LRV of #A8AFBC? (For interior and product design)

A8AFBC has an LRV of nearly 43. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.



Dark Color

#A8AFBC

Light Color


Compare LRV 43 of #A8AFBC with dark and light Color




Is #A8AFBC Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color A8AFBC meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

  • Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
  • Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.





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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions


HEX #A8AFBC color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB


RGBA / RGB

RGB(168, 175, 188)
Red
168 (65.9%)
Green
175 (68.6%)
Blue
188 (73.7%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan
10.64%
Magenta
6.91%
Yellow
0.00%
Key
26.27%

HSL

HSL(219deg, 13.0 %, 69.8 %)

Hue
219°
Saturation
12.99 %.
Lightness
69.80 %.

RYB

RYB(33, 55, 62)
Red
33 (13.0%)
Yellow
55 (21.8%)
Blue
62 (24.4%)

HSV/HSB

Hue
219°
Saturation
10.64 %.
Brightness / Value
73.73 %.

HWB

H: 219°

W: 65.88 %

B: 26.27 %

XYZ

X : 40.56

Y : 42.62

Z : 53.67

YXY

Y1 : 42.62

X : 0.3

Y2 : 0.31

CMY

C : 34.12%

M : 31.37%

Y : 26.27%


LRV

~ 42.6 %

Munsell Color System

9.1B 7.0/1.4

CIE-Lab

L : 71.29

A : 0.16

B : -7.48

CIE-Lch

L : 71.29

C : 7.48

H : 271.2

CIE-Luv

L : 71.29

U : -4.54

V : -11.28

Hunter-Lab

L : 65.28

A : -3.35

B : -3.04






Color Names and Paint



Color Name of HEX #A8AFBC


Here are the colors similar to A8AFBC. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.



#91A3B0
Cadet Gray
ΔE - 6.25 (93.8% similar)
#A9A9A9
Dark Gray
ΔE - 6.59 (93.4% similar)
#A6A6A6
Quick Silver
ΔE - 6.85 (93.1% similar)
#C4C3D0
Lavender Gray
ΔE - 6.99 (93.0% similar)




Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system


RAL Design


RAL Design color similar/equivalent to A8AFBC.




Pantone PMS


Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to A8AFBC.


#9EA6B4
PANTONE 2162 C
ΔE - 2.69 (97.3% similar)
#98A4AE
PANTONE 7543 C
ΔE - 4.76 (95.2% similar)
#A7A8AA
PANTONE Cool Gray 6 C
ΔE - 5.62 (94.4% similar)
#ADB0B1
PANTONE 10104 C
ΔE - 5.75 (94.3% similar)


Pantone TCX


Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to A8AFBC.




British Standard 4800


British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to A8AFBC.


#AEADB2
BS 22-B-21 - Kashmir
ΔE - 4.62 (95.4% similar)
#A9BBC6
BS 20-C-35 - Blue
ΔE - 5.75 (94.3% similar)
#B6B6B6
BS 18-B-19 - Grey
ΔE - 6.72 (93.3% similar)
#C4C3C9
BS 22-B-19 - Soft Bleu
ΔE - 7.13 (92.9% similar)


RAL Classic


RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to A8AFBC.


#989EA1
RAL 7040 - Window Gray
ΔE - 7.14 (92.9% similar)




Paint color for Hex #A8AFBC


Here are the paint colors similar to A8AFBC. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.


PPG Paints

Hex color A8AFBC similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #A8AFBC to PPG Paints


#9DAAB9
Inevitable (PPG10-24)
ΔE - 2.98 (97.0% similar)
#A0AEB8
How Handsome (PPG1040-4)
ΔE - 3.99 (96.0% similar)
#ADB0B4
Silver Charm (PPG1013-4)
ΔE - 4.20 (95.8% similar)
#A9AFB2
Gosling Gray (PPG0993-3)
ΔE - 4.91 (95.1% similar)


Benjamin Moore

Hex color A8AFBC similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #A8AFBC to Benjamin Moore


#9CA8B3
New Hope Gray (2130-50)
ΔE - 3.66 (96.3% similar)
#AAAEB3
Pigeon Gray (2133-50)
ΔE - 3.69 (96.3% similar)
#9EADB7
Little Falls (1621)
ΔE - 4.44 (95.6% similar)
#97A2AE
Comet (1628)
ΔE - 4.57 (95.4% similar)


Sherwin Williams

Hex color A8AFBC similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #A8AFBC to Sherwin Williams


#99A7B8
Solitude (SW 6535)
ΔE - 3.85 (96.2% similar)
#98A9B7
Aleutian (SW 6241)
ΔE - 4.69 (95.3% similar)
#A8AEB1
Morning Fog (SW 6255)
ΔE - 4.92 (95.1% similar)
#BDC3CD
Daydream (SW 6541)
ΔE - 5.53 (94.5% similar)


Valspar

Hex color A8AFBC similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #A8AFBC to Valspar


#97A7B4
Wave Goodbye (V137-4)
ΔE - 4.82 (95.2% similar)
#A9ACAD
Metropolis (4005-1C)
ΔE - 5.81 (94.2% similar)
#C0C2CA
Foghorn (8004-47B)
ΔE - 5.96 (94.0% similar)
#BDBFD1
A Stitch in Time (8003-48B)
ΔE - 5.99 (94.0% similar)


Dunn-Edwards

Hex color A8AFBC similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #A8AFBC to Dunn-Edwards


#9DACB5
Irogon Blue (DEC 796)
ΔE - 4.84 (95.2% similar)
#989EA7
Shining Knight (DE 6347)
ΔE - 5.35 (94.7% similar)
#9CA0A6
Gray Wolf (DE 6354)
ΔE - 5.40 (94.6% similar)
#A1A5A8
Baby Seal (DE 6361)
ΔE - 5.55 (94.5% similar)


Behr

Hex color A8AFBC similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #A8AFBC to Behr


#99ADBD
Ombre Blue (S510-3)
ΔE - 5.07 (94.9% similar)
#BFC2CE
Powder Lilac (S550-2)
ΔE - 5.60 (94.4% similar)
#A2A4A6
Power Gray (N530-4)
ΔE - 6.09 (93.9% similar)
#91A7BC
Paris (PPU14-08)
ΔE - 6.21 (93.8% similar)


Farrow & Ball

Hex color A8AFBC similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #A8AFBC to Farrow & Ball


#98ACBA
Kittiwake (307)
ΔE - 5.43 (94.6% similar)
#B0BEC6
Parma Gray (27)
ΔE - 5.86 (94.1% similar)
#9EB6C8
Lulworth Blue (89)
ΔE - 6.16 (93.8% similar)
#C9C7CD
Calluna (270)
ΔE - 8.22 (91.8% similar)







Color Combinations


#A8AFBC color palettes and scheme combination


Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.




Complementary / Opposite Color



A8AFBC
Cadet Gray*

BCB5A8
Greige*


Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.


What is the contrasting color of #A8AFBC?

Color that best contrast with #A8AFBC is #BCB5A8, color name is Greige*
Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.


What color compliments #A8AFBC?

Complementary or Opposite color for #A8AFBC is #BCB5A8, color name is Greige*.





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