#A8A59F Color

#A8A59F is rgb(168, 165, 159) in RGB and hsl(40, 5%, 64%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A8A59F

HEX#A8A59F

RGBrgb(168, 165, 159)

HSLhsl(40, 5%, 64%)

HSVhsv(40, 5%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(72.3% 0.009 84.6)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 5%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A8A59F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.46:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.55:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8A59F based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A8A59F Complementary#9FA2A8 Analogous#A8A09F Analogous#A6A89F Triadic#9FA8A5 Triadic#A59FA8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A8A59F, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B4B1AC #C0BEB9 #CCCAC7 #D6D4D1 #E2E1DF #EEEDEC

Shades

#928E87 #7E7A72 #66635C #504E49 #383633 #23221F

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