What color is #A9AFAA?

#A9AFAA is a gray known as Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pigeon?

The RGB value is 169, 175, 170: 169 red, 175 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pigeon?

The complementary color is #AFA9AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9AFAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pigeon color: hex code #A9AFAA

#A9AFAA rgb(169, 175, 170)

Shades of gray

Pigeon has the hex code #A9AFAA. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 68.6% green and 66.7% blue (169, 175, 170).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 4% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 31% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

Pigeon (#A9AFAA) color codes

HEX	`#A9AFAA`
RGB	`rgb(169, 175, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 68.6%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 4%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 3%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 3%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.87, -3.06, 1.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.87, 3.56, 149.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.947, 41.997, 44.077)`
Decimal	`11120554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pigeon, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A9AFAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9AFAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A9AFAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9afaa; }
.text { color: #a9afaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9afaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 175 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9afaa, #a9afad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

See #A9AFAA on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A9AFAA?: #A9AFAA is a gray known as Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pigeon?: The RGB value is 169, 175, 170: 169 red, 175 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pigeon?: The complementary color is #AFA9AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9AFAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.