Information about #A8B6B2 color

#A8B6B2 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A8B6B2 falls into the Spring Green Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(168, 182, 178) — 65.9% red, 71.4% green, 69.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 0 / 2 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A8B6B2 is a muted, almost neutral neutral grey that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Periglacial Blue (#ACB6B2). Slightly further away sit Ashanti (#A6BBB3) and Casper (#AAB5B8).

The recipe behind #A8B6B2 is rgb(168, 182, 178), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. #A8B6B2 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A8B6B2 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A8B6B2 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A8B6B2 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A8B6B2 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A8B6B2 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A8B6B2 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #A8B6B2

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Periglacial Blue color link
Periglacial Blue

#ACB6B2

Ashanti color link
Ashanti

#A6BBB3

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Misty Ash color link
Misty Ash

#ADB2B0

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

Rivendell color link
Rivendell

#A9BDB6

Metro color link
Metro

#ACAFB1

Quarter Stack color link
Quarter Stack

#AFB2AF

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Bel Air color link
Bel Air

#ADB5AA

Silver Foil color link
Silver Foil

#AFB1AE

Hermitage color link
Hermitage

#B1B9B4

#A8B6B2 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A8B6B2
  • RGB168, 182, 178
  • CMYK5, 0, 2, 29
  • CSSrgb(168, 182, 178)
  • HSL163°, 9%, 69%
  • HSL Precise162.857°, 8.75%, 68.627%
  • HSV163°, 8%, 71%
  • HSB163°, 8%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.714, 0.698)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.714, 0.698, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.714, 0.698)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB69.8%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA8B6B2
  • DECIMAL ID11056818
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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