#A9978E Color

#A9978E is rgb(169, 151, 142) in RGB and hsl(20, 14%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is RosyBrown. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A9978E

HEX#A9978E

RGBrgb(169, 151, 142)

HSLhsl(20, 14%, 61%)

HSVhsv(20, 16%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(69% 0.025 48.3)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 16%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A9978E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.8:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.5:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A9978E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A9978E Complementary#8EA0A9 Analogous#A98E92 Analogous#A9A58E Triadic#8EA997 Triadic#978EA9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A9978E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B4A49C #C2B4AE #CDC2BC #D8CFCB #E2DCD9 #F0ECEB

Shades

#988276 #836D63 #6C5A51 #51443D #3A312C #231D1A

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