#A6A9B5 Color

#A6A9B5 is rgb(166, 169, 181) in RGB and hsl(228, 9%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A6A9B5

HEX#A6A9B5

RGBrgb(166, 169, 181)

HSLhsl(228, 9%, 68%)

HSVhsv(228, 8%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(73.6% 0.018 274.7)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 7%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A6A9B5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.34:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.96:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A6A9B5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A6A9B5 Complementary#B5B2A6 Analogous#A6B0B5 Analogous#AAA6B5 Triadic#B5A6A9 Triadic#A9B5A6

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A6A9B5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B1B4BE #BFC1CA #CACCD3 #D5D7DC #E0E1E5 #EEEFF1

Shades

#8D91A0 #74798B #5F6372 #484B56 #33353D #1E1F24

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