#A5A979 Color

#A5A979 is rgb(165, 169, 121) in RGB and hsl(65, 22%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkKhaki. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A5A979

HEX#A5A979

RGBrgb(165, 169, 121)

HSLhsl(65, 22%, 57%)

HSVhsv(65, 28%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(71.9% 0.066 111.9)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 28%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A5A979 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.46:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.55:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A5A979 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A5A979 Complementary#7D79A9 Analogous#A99579 Analogous#8DA979 Triadic#79A5A9 Triadic#A979A5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A5A979, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B2B58C #BEC19F #CBCDB1 #D5D7C1 #E2E3D3 #EEEFE6

Shades

#949861 #7F8354 #676A44 #515436 #393B26 #242518

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