#A9A998 Color

#A9A998 is rgb(169, 169, 152) in RGB and hsl(60, 9%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A9A998

HEX#A9A998

RGBrgb(169, 169, 152)

HSLhsl(60, 9%, 63%)

HSVhsv(60, 10%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(73% 0.024 107)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A9A998 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 text8.82:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A9A998 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A9A998 Complementary#9898A9 Analogous#A9A198 Analogous#A1A998 Triadic#98A9A9 Triadic#A998A9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A9A998, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B5B5A6 #C0C0B4 #CCCCC2 #D8D8D0 #E3E3DE #EFEFEC

Shades

#979782 #80806B #6A6A58 #515143 #3A3A31 #21211C

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