#A59E9C Color

#A59E9C is rgb(165, 158, 156) in RGB and hsl(13, 5%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A59E9C

HEX#A59E9C

RGBrgb(165, 158, 156)

HSLhsl(13, 5%, 63%)

HSVhsv(13, 5%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(70.5% 0.009 36.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 5%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A59E9C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.63:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.97:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A59E9C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A59E9C Complementary#9CA3A5 Analogous#A59C9F Analogous#A5A39C Triadic#9CA59E Triadic#9E9CA5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A59E9C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B1ABA9 #BEB8B7 #CAC5C4 #D6D2D1 #E2E0DF #EEEDEC

Shades

#928987 #7B726F #665E5C #4E4846 #383433 #201E1D

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