All About Color #A8A899

#A8A899

About #A8A899

#A8A899 is a light gray color with the hex code #A8A899. In RGB it is red 168, green 168, blue 153; in HSL it is hue 60°, saturation 8%, lightness 63%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 9%, 34%. Its contrast ratio is 2.41:1 on white and 8.73:1 on black.

#A8A899 Color Conversion

Hex tripletA8, A8, 99
CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 8.93%, 34.12%
RGB Decimal168, 168, 153
HSL60°, 8%, 63%
RGB Octal250, 250, 231
HSV (HSB)60.00°, 8.93%, 65.88%
RGB Binary10101000, 10101000, 10011001
CIE-L*AB68.48, -2.72, 7.75
RGB Percent65.88%, 65.88%, 60.00%
CIE-L*CH68.48, 8.21, 109.33
XYZ35.90, 38.63, 35.70
CIE-L*UV68.48, 0.84, 11.50
xyY0.33, 0.35, 38.63
Hunter-Lab62.15, -5.66, 9.45
RYB60.00%, 65.88%, 60.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A8A899 on a dark background: contrast 8.73:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A8A899 on a light background: contrast 2.41:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A8A899, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A8A899 · #D2D2CB · #7C7C6A · #9999A8 · #CBCBD2

Analogous palette

#A89999 · #A8A199 · #A8A899 · #A1A899 · #99A899

Triadic palette

#A8A899 · #99A8A8 · #A899A8 · #D2D2CB · #CBD2D2

Tetradic palette

#A8A899 · #99A8A1 · #9999A8 · #A899A1 · #7C7C6A

Monochromatic palette

#5B5B4D · #848471 · #A8A899 · #CBCBC2 · #EFEFEC

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