#A996B0 Color

#A996B0 is rgb(169, 150, 176) in RGB and hsl(284, 14%, 64%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A996B0

HEX#A996B0

RGBrgb(169, 150, 176)

HSLhsl(284, 14%, 64%)

HSVhsv(284, 15%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(69.8% 0.043 317)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 15%, 0%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A996B0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.74:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.68:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A996B0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A996B0 Complementary#9DB096 Analogous#9C96B0 Analogous#B096AA Triadic#B0A996 Triadic#96B0A9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A996B0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B5A5BB #C1B3C6 #CDC2D1 #D6CEDA #E2DCE5 #EEEBF0

Shades

#947C9C #806789 #67536E #514257 #392E3D #231D26

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