#A8A9B8 Color

#A8A9B8 is rgb(168, 169, 184) in RGB and hsl(236, 10%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A8A9B8

HEX#A8A9B8

RGBrgb(168, 169, 184)

HSLhsl(236, 10%, 69%)

HSVhsv(236, 9%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(73.9% 0.021 282.8)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 8%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A8A9B8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.32:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.03:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8A9B8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A8A9B8 Complementary#B8B7A8 Analogous#A8B1B8 Analogous#AFA8B8 Triadic#B8A8A9 Triadic#A9B8A8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A8A9B8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B3B4C1 #BEBFCA #CACAD3 #D8D8DF #E3E3E8 #EEEEF1

Shades

#8F90A3 #73748C #5E5F73 #494B5A #353641 #1E1E24

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