#A899A8
A light, muted neutral closely aligning with Darkgray.
About #A899A8
When working with digital screens, the color #A899A8 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkgray. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(168, 153, 168).
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow, and 34% black. The HSL representation is 300.0° hue, 7.9% saturation, and 62.9% lightness.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.