#A8B99D Color

#A8B99D is rgb(168, 185, 157) in RGB and hsl(96, 17%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A8B99D

HEX#A8B99D

RGBrgb(168, 185, 157)

HSLhsl(96, 17%, 67%)

HSVhsv(96, 15%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(76.5% 0.043 133.1)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 0%, 15%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A8B99D 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 #A8B99D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A8B99D Complementary#AE9DB9 Analogous#B6B99D Analogous#9DB99F Triadic#9DA8B9 Triadic#B99DA8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A8B99D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B3C2A8 #C0CCB7 #CAD5C3 #D7DFD2 #E2E8DE #EFF2ED

Shades

#90A682 #799268 #637755 #4C5C42 #36422F #20271C

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