#A9A6B5 Color

#A9A6B5 is rgb(169, 166, 181) in RGB and hsl(252, 9%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A9A6B5

HEX#A9A6B5

RGBrgb(169, 166, 181)

HSLhsl(252, 9%, 68%)

HSVhsv(252, 8%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(73.2% 0.022 295)

CMYKcmyk(7%, 8%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A9A6B5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.38:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.81:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A9A6B5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A9A6B5 Complementary#B2B5A6 Analogous#A6AAB5 Analogous#B0A6B5 Triadic#B5A9A6 Triadic#A6B5A9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A9A6B5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B4B1BE #C1BFCA #CCCAD3 #D7D5DC #E1E0E5 #EFEEF1

Shades

#918DA0 #79748B #635F72 #4B4856 #35333D #1F1E24

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