#A8A799 Color

#A8A799 is rgb(168, 167, 153) in RGB and hsl(56, 8%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A8A799

HEX#A8A799

RGBrgb(168, 167, 153)

HSLhsl(56, 8%, 63%)

HSVhsv(56, 9%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(72.5% 0.02 103.6)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 9%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A8A799 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.43:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.65:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8A799 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A8A799 Complementary#999AA8 Analogous#A8A099 Analogous#A2A899 Triadic#99A8A7 Triadic#A799A8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A8A799, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B4B3A7 #C0BFB5 #CBCBC2 #D7D7D0 #E3E3DE #EFEEEC

Shades

#959483 #7F7D6C #696859 #504F44 #3A3931 #21211C

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