What color is #9AA4A9?

#9AA4A9 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AA4A9?

The RGB value is 154, 164, 169: 154 red, 164 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AA4A9?

The complementary color is #A99F9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AA4A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AA4A9 color

#9AA4A9 rgb(154, 164, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9AA4A9 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 64.3% green and 66.3% blue (154, 164, 169).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 8% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.26:1).

#9AA4A9 color codes

HEX	`#9AA4A9`
RGB	`rgb(154, 164, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 64.3%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 8%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 9%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 3%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.74, -2.52, -3.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.74, 4.56, 236.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.762, 36.285, 42.753)`
Decimal	`10134697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AA4A9, 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 #9AA4A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AA4A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.26:1	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 #9AA4A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aa4a9; }
.text { color: #9aa4a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aa4a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 164 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aa4a9, #9a9ca9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #9AA4A9?: #9AA4A9 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AA4A9?: The RGB value is 154, 164, 169: 154 red, 164 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AA4A9?: The complementary color is #A99F9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AA4A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.