#A8A0B0 Color

#A8A0B0 is rgb(168, 160, 176) in RGB and hsl(270, 9%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A8A0B0

HEX#A8A0B0

RGBrgb(168, 160, 176)

HSLhsl(270, 9%, 66%)

HSVhsv(270, 9%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(71.8% 0.025 308.1)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 9%, 0%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A8A0B0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.52:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.32:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8A0B0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A8A0B0 Complementary#A8B0A0 Analogous#A0A0B0 Analogous#B0A0B0 Triadic#B0A8A0 Triadic#A0B0A8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A8A0B0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B5AEBC #BFBAC5 #CCC7D1 #D6D3DA #E3E0E5 #EDECEF

Shades

#91879B #7A6F85 #635A6C #4F4856 #38333D #211E24

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