#A8A299 Color

#A8A299 is rgb(168, 162, 153) in RGB and hsl(36, 8%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A8A299

HEX#A8A299

RGBrgb(168, 162, 153)

HSLhsl(36, 8%, 63%)

HSVhsv(36, 9%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(71.5% 0.015 78.2)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 9%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A8A299 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.53:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.29:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8A299 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A8A299 Complementary#999FA8 Analogous#A89B99 Analogous#A7A899 Triadic#99A8A2 Triadic#A299A8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A8A299, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B4AFA7 #C0BBB5 #CBC8C2 #D7D4D0 #E3E1DE #EFEDEC

Shades

#958E83 #7F776C #696259 #504B44 #3A3631 #211F1C

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