#A8999E Color

#A8999E is rgb(168, 153, 158) in RGB and hsl(340, 8%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A8999E

HEX#A8999E

RGBrgb(168, 153, 158)

HSLhsl(340, 8%, 63%)

HSVhsv(340, 9%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.019 355.4)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 6%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A8999E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.72:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.72:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8999E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A8999E Complementary#99A8A3 Analogous#A899A6 Analogous#A89C99 Triadic#9EA899 Triadic#999EA8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A8999E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B4A7AB #C0B5B8 #CBC2C5 #D7D0D2 #E3DEE0 #EFECED

Shades

#958389 #7F6C72 #69595E #504448 #3A3134 #211C1E

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