#A8B8A9 Color

#A8B8A9 is rgb(168, 184, 169) in RGB and hsl(124, 10%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A8B8A9

HEX#A8B8A9

RGBrgb(168, 184, 169)

HSLhsl(124, 10%, 69%)

HSVhsv(124, 9%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(76.6% 0.028 147.1)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A8B8A9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.08:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.09:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8B8A9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A8B8A9 Complementary#B8A8B7 Analogous#AFB8A8 Analogous#A8B8B1 Triadic#A9A8B8 Triadic#B8A9A8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A8B8A9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B3C1B4 #BECABF #CAD3CA #D8DFD8 #E3E8E3 #EEF1EE

Shades

#8FA390 #738C74 #5E735F #495A4B #354136 #1E241E

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