#A8A79F Color

#A8A79F is rgb(168, 167, 159) in RGB and hsl(53, 5%, 64%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A8A79F

HEX#A8A79F

RGBrgb(168, 167, 159)

HSLhsl(53, 5%, 64%)

HSVhsv(53, 5%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(72.7% 0.011 100.9)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 5%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A8A79F 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 text8.69:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8A79F based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A8A79F Complementary#9FA0A8 Analogous#A8A29F Analogous#A4A89F Triadic#9FA8A7 Triadic#A79FA8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A8A79F, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B4B3AC #C0BFB9 #CCCCC7 #D6D5D1 #E2E2DF #EEEEEC

Shades

#929187 #7E7C72 #66655C #504F49 #383833 #23221F

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