#A8997A Color

#A8997A is rgb(168, 153, 122) in RGB and hsl(40, 21%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is RosyBrown. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A8997A

HEX#A8997A

RGBrgb(168, 153, 122)

HSLhsl(40, 21%, 57%)

HSVhsv(40, 27%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(68.8% 0.047 85.2)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 27%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A8997A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.8:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.5:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8997A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A8997A Complementary#7A8AA8 Analogous#A8827A Analogous#A1A87A Triadic#7AA899 Triadic#997AA8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A8997A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B4A78D #C1B59F #CDC4B2 #D7D0C1 #E3DED4 #EFECE6

Shades

#978663 #827355 #695D44 #534A36 #3B3426 #252118

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