#A8A5B1 Color

#A8A5B1 is rgb(168, 165, 177) in RGB and hsl(255, 7%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A8A5B1

HEX#A8A5B1

RGBrgb(168, 165, 177)

HSLhsl(255, 7%, 67%)

HSVhsv(255, 7%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(72.8% 0.017 297.4)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 7%, 0%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A8A5B1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.42:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.68:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8A5B1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A8A5B1 Complementary#AEB1A5 Analogous#A5A8B1 Analogous#AEA5B1 Triadic#B1A8A5 Triadic#A5B1A8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A8A5B1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B2B0BA #C0BEC6 #CAC8D0 #D7D6DB #E2E1E5 #EFEFF1

Shades

#908C9B #797486 #625F6D #4C4A55 #36343C #201F23

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