All About Color #A8A699

#A8A699

About #A8A699

#A8A699 is a light gray color with the hex code #A8A699. In RGB it is red 168, green 166, blue 153; in HSL it is hue 52°, saturation 8%, lightness 63%; in CMYK it is 0%, 1%, 9%, 34%. Its contrast ratio is 2.45:1 on white and 8.58:1 on black.

#A8A699 Color Conversion

Hex tripletA8, A6, 99
CMYK0.00%, 1.19%, 8.93%, 34.12%
RGB Decimal168, 166, 153
HSL52°, 8%, 63%
RGB Octal250, 246, 231
HSV (HSB)52.00°, 8.93%, 65.88%
RGB Binary10101000, 10100110, 10011001
CIE-L*AB67.94, -1.63, 6.98
RGB Percent65.88%, 65.10%, 60.00%
CIE-L*CH67.94, 7.17, 103.18
XYZ35.53, 37.90, 35.58
CIE-L*UV67.94, 1.91, 10.22
xyY0.33, 0.35, 37.90
Hunter-Lab61.56, -4.70, 8.83
RYB60.90%, 65.88%, 60.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A8A699 on a dark background: contrast 8.58:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A8A699 on a light background: contrast 2.45:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A8A699, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A8A699 · #D2D1CB · #7C796A · #999BA8 · #CBCCD2

Analogous palette

#A8999B · #A89F99 · #A8A699 · #A3A899 · #9BA899

Triadic palette

#A8A699 · #99A8A6 · #A699A8 · #D2D1CB · #CBD2D1

Tetradic palette

#A8A699 · #99A89F · #999BA8 · #A899A3 · #7C796A

Monochromatic palette

#5B594D · #848271 · #A8A699 · #CBCAC2 · #EFEEEC

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