Information about #A8BCBD color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A8BCBD falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(168, 188, 189) — 65.9% red, 73.7% green, 74.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 8 / 0 / 0 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A8BCBD presents itself as a softly toned aqua cyan — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Coastal Blue (#AAB7BB). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Opal (#A8C3BC) and Rivendell (#A9BDB6).

The recipe behind #A8BCBD is rgb(168, 188, 189), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A8BCBD: 10.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. #A8BCBD has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A8BCBD color variations

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

#A8BCBD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A8BCBD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A8BCBD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A8BCBD 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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#A8BCBD 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 #A8BCBD

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

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Opal color link
Opal

#A8C3BC

Rivendell color link
Rivendell

#A9BDB6

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

OnlyUp Coin color link
OnlyUp Coin

#B0BABA

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

Ashanti color link
Ashanti

#A6BBB3

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

#A8BCBD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A8BCBD
  • RGB168, 188, 189
  • CMYK8, 0, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(168, 188, 189)
  • HSL183°, 14%, 70%
  • HSL Precise182.857°, 13.725%, 70%
  • HSV183°, 11%, 74%
  • HSB183°, 11%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.737, 0.741)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.737, 0.741, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.737, 0.741)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA8BCBD
  • DECIMAL ID11058365
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers29 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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