#A9A898 Color

#A9A898 is rgb(169, 168, 152) in RGB and hsl(56, 9%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A9A898

HEX#A9A898

RGBrgb(169, 168, 152)

HSLhsl(56, 9%, 63%)

HSVhsv(56, 10%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(72.8% 0.023 104)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 10%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A9A898 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.4:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.74:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A9A898 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A9A898 Complementary#9899A9 Analogous#A9A098 Analogous#A2A998 Triadic#98A9A8 Triadic#A898A9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A9A898, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B5B4A6 #C0C0B4 #CCCBC2 #D8D7D0 #E3E3DE #EFEFEC

Shades

#979582 #807E6B #6A6858 #515043 #3A3A31 #21211C

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