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A8A596

#A8A596 closest to Forgotten Sandstone

#A8A596 is a light gray; the closest named color is Forgotten Sandstone. In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 64.7% green and 58.8% blue (rgb(168, 165, 150)). Its HSL value is 50° hue, 9% saturation and 62% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 34% black. #A8A596 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.49:1.

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Variations of #A8A596

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#A8A596 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#A8A596 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A8A596 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A9A596
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A8A495
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A8A496
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A9A596
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A9A596
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ABA3A1
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A9A49B
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A5A5A5
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A5A5A1

#A8A596 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.47:1 Very poor#A8A596 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.49:1 Very good#A8A596 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A8A596 in CSS

/* Forgotten Sandstone */
.color { color: #A8A596; }
.background { background-color: #A8A596; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A8A596; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(168 165 150);
color: hsl(50 9% 62%);
color: oklch(0.720 0.021 97.6);

#A8A596 FAQ

What color is #A8A596?

#A8A596 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Forgotten Sandstone. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #A8A596?

#A8A596 is rgb(168, 165, 150) in RGB, hsl(50, 9%, 62%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 34%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A8A596?

The complementary color of #A8A596 is #9699A8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A8A596?

Black text has the best contrast on #A8A596: 8.49:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A8A596 a warm or cool color?

#A8A596 is a neutral color.