#A9B2AE Color

#A9B2AE is rgb(169, 178, 174) in RGB and hsl(153, 6%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A9B2AE

HEX#A9B2AE

RGBrgb(169, 178, 174)

HSLhsl(153, 6%, 68%)

HSVhsv(153, 5%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(75.5% 0.012 167.7)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 2%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A9B2AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.17:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.67:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A9B2AE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A9B2AE Complementary#B2A9AD Analogous#A9B2A9 Analogous#A9B2B2 Triadic#AEA9B2 Triadic#B2AEA9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A9B2AE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B3BCB8 #C1C8C5 #CCD1CF #D6DBD9 #E1E5E3 #EFF1F0

Shades

#909D97 #788780 #626F69 #4A5450 #353B38 #1F2321

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