#A9ABC6 Color

#A9ABC6 is rgb(169, 171, 198) in RGB and hsl(236, 20%, 72%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A9ABC6

HEX#A9ABC6

RGBrgb(169, 171, 198)

HSLhsl(236, 20%, 72%)

HSVhsv(236, 15%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(74.8% 0.039 282.1)

CMYKcmyk(15%, 14%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A9ABC6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.25:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.33:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A9ABC6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A9ABC6 Complementary#C6C4A9 Analogous#A9BAC6 Analogous#B6A9C6 Triadic#C6A9AB Triadic#ABC6A9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A9ABC6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B6B7CE #BFC0D4 #CBCCDC #D7D8E4 #E3E4ED #EDEDF3

Shades

#8B8DB1 #6F729F #585B84 #434665 #2F3046 #1D1E2B

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