#A8978A Color

#A8978A is rgb(168, 151, 138) in RGB and hsl(26, 15%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is RosyBrown. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A8978A

HEX#A8978A

RGBrgb(168, 151, 138)

HSLhsl(26, 15%, 60%)

HSVhsv(26, 18%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(68.8% 0.028 59.7)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 18%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A8978A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.82:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.46:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8978A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A8978A Complementary#8A9BA8 Analogous#A88A8C Analogous#A8A68A Triadic#8AA897 Triadic#978AA8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A8978A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B3A498 #C0B4AA #CBC1B9 #D8D0CA #E3DDD9 #F0EDEA

Shades

#978272 #816E5F #6A5A4E #52463D #3B322B #231E1A

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