#A59C9D Color

#A59C9D is rgb(165, 156, 157) in RGB and hsl(353, 5%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A59C9D

HEX#A59C9D

RGBrgb(165, 156, 157)

HSLhsl(353, 5%, 63%)

HSVhsv(353, 5%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(70.1% 0.011 9.7)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 5%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A59C9D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.68:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.84:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A59C9D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A59C9D Complementary#9CA5A4 Analogous#A59CA2 Analogous#A5A09C Triadic#9DA59C Triadic#9C9DA5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A59C9D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B1A9AA #BEB7B8 #CAC4C5 #D6D1D2 #E2DFDF #EEECEC

Shades

#928788 #7B6F71 #665C5D #4E4647 #383333 #201D1D

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