#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.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A899A8
RGB168, 153, 168
HSL300.0°, 7.9%, 62.9%
CMYK0%, 9%, 0%, 34%
HSV300.0°, 8.9%, 65.9%
LAB64.9, 8.3, -5.8
XYZ34.6, 33.9, 41.8
Decimal11049384

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.70:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.79:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.58:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.62:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A899A8; }
.text-color { color: #A899A8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A899A8; }

Similar Colors

Darkgray
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