#A899A0
A light, muted neutral closely aligning with Darkgray.
About #A899A0
At its core, #A899A0 is a light and muted hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkgray. Its digital footprint relies on 168 parts red, 153 parts green, and 160 parts blue light.
When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 9% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#A899A0
RGB168, 153, 160
HSL332.0°, 7.9%, 62.9%
CMYK0%, 9%, 5%, 34%
HSV332.0°, 8.9%, 65.9%
LAB64.7, 6.8, -1.7
XYZ33.9, 33.6, 38.0
Decimal11049376
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
2.72:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.73:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.60:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.57:1
Text on #0F172A
AA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #A899A0;
}
.text-color {
color: #A899A0;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #A899A0;
}