All About Color #A8A79F

#A8A79F

About #A8A79F

#A8A79F is a light gray color with the hex code #A8A79F. In RGB it is red 168, green 167, blue 159; in HSL it is hue 53°, saturation 5%, lightness 64%; in CMYK it is 0%, 1%, 5%, 34%. Its contrast ratio is 2.42:1 on white and 8.69:1 on black.

#A8A79F Color Conversion

Hex tripletA8, A7, 9F
CMYK0.00%, 0.60%, 5.36%, 34.12%
RGB Decimal168, 167, 159
HSL53°, 5%, 64%
RGB Octal250, 247, 237
HSV (HSB)53.33°, 5.36%, 65.88%
RGB Binary10101000, 10100111, 10011111
CIE-L*AB68.36, -1.11, 4.25
RGB Percent65.88%, 65.49%, 62.35%
CIE-L*CH68.36, 4.39, 104.69
XYZ36.23, 38.47, 38.32
CIE-L*UV68.36, 1.04, 6.32
xyY0.32, 0.34, 38.47
Hunter-Lab62.02, -4.28, 6.79
RYB62.79%, 65.88%, 62.35%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A8A79F on a dark background: contrast 8.69:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A8A79F on a light background: contrast 2.42:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A8A79F, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#A8A79F · #D3D3CF · #7B7A6F · #9FA0A8 · #CFCFD3

Analogous palette

#A89FA0 · #A8A29F · #A8A79F · #A4A89F · #A0A89F

Triadic palette

#A8A79F · #9FA8A7 · #A79FA8 · #D3D3CF · #CFD3D3

Tetradic palette

#A8A79F · #9FA8A2 · #9FA0A8 · #A89FA4 · #7B7A6F

Monochromatic palette

#5B5A52 · #838277 · #A8A79F · #CCCCC7 · #F0F0EF

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