#A9A59E Color

#A9A59E is rgb(169, 165, 158) in RGB and hsl(38, 6%, 64%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A9A59E

HEX#A9A59E

RGBrgb(169, 165, 158)

HSLhsl(38, 6%, 64%)

HSVhsv(38, 7%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(72.3% 0.011 81.8)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 7%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A9A59E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.45:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.56:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A9A59E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A9A59E Complementary#9EA2A9 Analogous#A99F9E Analogous#A7A99E Triadic#9EA9A5 Triadic#A59EA9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A9A59E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B5B1AB #C1BEB9 #CDCAC6 #D6D4D1 #E2E1DF #EEEDEC

Shades

#938E85 #7F7A71 #67625B #514E48 #393632 #23221F

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