#A496AB Color

#A496AB is rgb(164, 150, 171) in RGB and hsl(280, 11%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A496AB

HEX#A496AB

RGBrgb(164, 150, 171)

HSLhsl(280, 11%, 63%)

HSVhsv(280, 12%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(69.2% 0.034 314.6)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 12%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A496AB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.79:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.53:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A496AB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A496AB Complementary#9DAB96 Analogous#9A96AB Analogous#AB96A8 Triadic#ABA496 Triadic#96ABA4

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A496AB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B0A4B6 #BDB3C2 #C9C1CD #D5CFD8 #E2DDE4 #EEEBEF

Shades

#908099 #7A6882 #64566C #4D4252 #38303B #201B22

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