#A8A9BD Color

#A8A9BD is rgb(168, 169, 189) in RGB and hsl(237, 14%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A8A9BD

HEX#A8A9BD

RGBrgb(168, 169, 189)

HSLhsl(237, 14%, 70%)

HSVhsv(237, 11%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(74% 0.029 283.4)

CMYKcmyk(11%, 11%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A8A9BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.31:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.07:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8A9BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A8A9BD Complementary#BDBCA8 Analogous#A8B4BD Analogous#B1A8BD Triadic#BDA8A9 Triadic#A9BDA8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A8A9BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B3B4C6 #BFC0CF #CBCBD8 #D6D7E0 #E2E2E9 #EEEEF2

Shades

#8E8FA9 #717294 #5C5E7A #46475D #323343 #1D1D26

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