#A9B49D Color

#A9B49D is rgb(169, 180, 157) in RGB and hsl(89, 13%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A9B49D

HEX#A9B49D

RGBrgb(169, 180, 157)

HSLhsl(89, 13%, 66%)

HSVhsv(89, 13%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(75.5% 0.034 128.1)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A9B49D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.16:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.7:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A9B49D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A9B49D Complementary#A89DB4 Analogous#B4B39D Analogous#9DB49D Triadic#9DA9B4 Triadic#B49DA9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A9B49D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B5BFAB #C0C8B7 #CCD3C5 #D6DCD1 #E3E7DF #EDEFEB

Shades

#92A083 #7B8A6A #647057 #4F5945 #383F31 #21251D

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