All About Color #A8A499

#A8A499

About #A8A499

#A8A499 is a light gray color with the hex code #A8A499. In RGB it is red 168, green 164, blue 153; in HSL it is hue 44°, saturation 8%, lightness 63%; in CMYK it is 0%, 2%, 9%, 34%. Its contrast ratio is 2.49:1 on white and 8.44:1 on black.

#A8A499 Color Conversion

Hex tripletA8, A4, 99
CMYK0.00%, 2.38%, 8.93%, 34.12%
RGB Decimal168, 164, 153
HSL44°, 8%, 63%
RGB Octal250, 244, 231
HSV (HSB)44.00°, 8.93%, 65.88%
RGB Binary10101000, 10100100, 10011001
CIE-L*AB67.41, -0.55, 6.21
RGB Percent65.88%, 64.31%, 60.00%
CIE-L*CH67.41, 6.23, 95.02
XYZ35.17, 37.18, 35.46
CIE-L*UV67.41, 2.98, 8.95
xyY0.33, 0.34, 37.18
Hunter-Lab60.97, -3.73, 8.20
RYB62.14%, 65.88%, 60.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A8A499 on a dark background: contrast 8.44:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A8A499 on a light background: contrast 2.49:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A8A499, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A8A499 · #D2D0CB · #7C776A · #999DA8 · #CBCDD2

Analogous palette

#A8999D · #A89D99 · #A8A499 · #A5A899 · #9DA899

Triadic palette

#A8A499 · #99A8A4 · #A499A8 · #D2D0CB · #CBD2D0

Tetradic palette

#A8A499 · #99A89D · #999DA8 · #A899A5 · #7C776A

Monochromatic palette

#5B574D · #847F71 · #A8A499 · #CBC9C2 · #EFEEEC

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