#A996AB Color

#A996AB is rgb(169, 150, 171) in RGB and hsl(294, 11%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A996AB

HEX#A996AB

RGBrgb(169, 150, 171)

HSLhsl(294, 11%, 63%)

HSVhsv(294, 12%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.037 323)

CMYKcmyk(1%, 12%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A996AB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.75:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.64:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A996AB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A996AB Complementary#98AB96 Analogous#9F96AB Analogous#AB96A3 Triadic#ABA996 Triadic#96ABA9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A996AB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B5A4B6 #C0B3C2 #CCC1CD #D7CFD8 #E3DDE4 #EFEBEF

Shades

#968099 #806882 #69566C #504252 #3A303B #211B22

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