#A9B49C Color

#A9B49C is rgb(169, 180, 156) in RGB and hsl(88, 14%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A9B49C

HEX#A9B49C

RGBrgb(169, 180, 156)

HSLhsl(88, 14%, 66%)

HSVhsv(88, 13%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(75.5% 0.036 127.4)

CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 13%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A9B49C 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 text9.7:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A9B49C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A9B49C Complementary#A79CB4 Analogous#B4B49C Analogous#9DB49C Triadic#9CA9B4 Triadic#B49CA9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A9B49C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B6BFAB #C0C8B6 #CCD3C5 #D7DCD0 #E3E7DF #EDF0EB

Shades

#92A182 #7C8C69 #647156 #505A44 #394030 #21261D

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