#A9A3B8 Color

#A9A3B8 is rgb(169, 163, 184) in RGB and hsl(257, 13%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A9A3B8

HEX#A9A3B8

RGBrgb(169, 163, 184)

HSLhsl(257, 13%, 68%)

HSVhsv(257, 11%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(72.7% 0.031 298.7)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 11%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A9A3B8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.44:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.62:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A9A3B8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A9A3B8 Complementary#B2B8A3 Analogous#A3A7B8 Analogous#B3A3B8 Triadic#B8A9A3 Triadic#A3B8A9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A9A3B8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B4AEC1 #C1BDCC #CCC8D5 #D7D4DE #E1DFE7 #EFEEF2

Shades

#9189A4 #786F90 #635B76 #4B4559 #35313F #1F1D25

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