#A9A8B8 Color

#A9A8B8 is rgb(169, 168, 184) in RGB and hsl(244, 10%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A9A8B8

HEX#A9A8B8

RGBrgb(169, 168, 184)

HSLhsl(244, 10%, 69%)

HSVhsv(244, 9%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(73.7% 0.023 288.7)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 9%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A9A8B8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.34:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.98:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A9A8B8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A9A8B8 Complementary#B7B8A8 Analogous#A8AFB8 Analogous#B1A8B8 Triadic#B8A9A8 Triadic#A8B8A9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A9A8B8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B4B3C1 #BFBECA #CACAD3 #D8D8DF #E3E3E8 #EEEEF1

Shades

#908FA3 #74738C #5F5E73 #4B495A #363541 #1E1E24

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