#A8A9B3 Color

#A8A9B3 is rgb(168, 169, 179) in RGB and hsl(235, 7%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A8A9B3

HEX#A8A9B3

RGBrgb(168, 169, 179)

HSLhsl(235, 7%, 68%)

HSVhsv(235, 6%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(73.7% 0.014 281.5)

CMYKcmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A8A9B3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.34:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.99:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8A9B3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A8A9B3 Complementary#B3B2A8 Analogous#A8AEB3 Analogous#ACA8B3 Triadic#B3A8A9 Triadic#A9B3A8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A8A9B3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B3B3BD #C0C1C8 #CBCCD2 #D6D7DB #E1E1E5 #EFEFF1

Shades

#8F909E #777888 #616270 #4A4A55 #34353C #1F1F23

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