#A9A89E Color

#A9A89E is rgb(169, 168, 158) in RGB and hsl(55, 6%, 64%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A9A89E

HEX#A9A89E

RGBrgb(169, 168, 158)

HSLhsl(55, 6%, 64%)

HSVhsv(55, 7%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(73% 0.014 102.1)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A9A89E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.39:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.78:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A9A89E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A9A89E Complementary#9E9FA9 Analogous#A9A29E Analogous#A4A99E Triadic#9EA9A8 Triadic#A89EA9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A9A89E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B5B4AB #C1C0B9 #CDCCC6 #D6D6D1 #E2E2DF #EEEEEC

Shades

#939285 #7F7E71 #67665B #515048 #393832 #23231F

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