What color is #9AA0A4?

#9AA0A4 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AA0A4?

The RGB value is 154, 160, 164: 154 red, 160 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AA0A4?

The complementary color is #A49E9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AA0A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AA0A4 color

#9AA0A4 rgb(154, 160, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9AA0A4 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 62.7% green and 64.3% blue (154, 160, 164).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 5% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#9AA0A4 color codes

HEX	`#9AA0A4`
RGB	`rgb(154, 160, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 62.7%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 5%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 6%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 2%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.51, -1.34, -2.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.51, 3.12, 244.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.597, 34.692, 40.094)`
Decimal	`10133668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AA0A4, 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 #9AA0A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AA0A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #9AA0A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aa0a4; }
.text { color: #9aa0a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aa0a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 160 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aa0a4, #9a9ba4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9AA0A4?: #9AA0A4 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AA0A4?: The RGB value is 154, 160, 164: 154 red, 160 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AA0A4?: The complementary color is #A49E9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AA0A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.