#A9A8BD Color

#A9A8BD is rgb(169, 168, 189) in RGB and hsl(243, 14%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A9A8BD

HEX#A9A8BD

RGBrgb(169, 168, 189)

HSLhsl(243, 14%, 70%)

HSVhsv(243, 11%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(73.9% 0.03 287.8)

CMYKcmyk(11%, 11%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A9A8BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.33:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.02:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A9A8BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A9A8BD Complementary#BCBDA8 Analogous#A8B1BD Analogous#B4A8BD Triadic#BDA9A8 Triadic#A8BDA9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A9A8BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B4B3C6 #C0BFCF #CBCBD8 #D7D6E0 #E2E2E9 #EEEEF2

Shades

#8F8EA9 #727194 #5E5C7A #47465D #333243 #1D1D26

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