#A6A9AB Color

#A6A9AB is rgb(166, 169, 171) in RGB and hsl(204, 3%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A6A9AB

HEX#A6A9AB

RGBrgb(166, 169, 171)

HSLhsl(204, 3%, 66%)

HSVhsv(204, 3%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(73.3% 0.004 236.5)

CMYKcmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A6A9AB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.36:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.88:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A6A9AB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A6A9AB Complementary#ABA8A6 Analogous#A6ABAA Analogous#A6A6AB Triadic#ABA6A9 Triadic#A9ABA6

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A6A9AB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B3B5B7 #BDC0C1 #CACCCE #D5D6D7 #E2E3E4 #EDEDEE

Shades

#8E9295 #777B7E #606466 #4D5051 #36383A #202122

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