What color is #9AA9AE?

#9AA9AE is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AA9AE?

The RGB value is 154, 169, 174: 154 red, 169 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AA9AE?

The complementary color is #AE9F9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AA9AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AA9AE color

#9AA9AE rgb(154, 169, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9AA9AE is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 66.3% green and 68.2% blue (154, 169, 174).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

#9AA9AE color codes

HEX	`#9AA9AE`
RGB	`rgb(154, 169, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 66.3%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 11%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 3%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.24, -4.21, -4.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.24, 6.06, 226.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.153, 38.301, 45.577)`
Decimal	`10135982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AA9AE, 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 #9AA9AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AA9AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	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 #9AA9AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aa9ae; }
.text { color: #9aa9ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aa9ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 169 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aa9ae, #9a9fae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #9AA9AE?: #9AA9AE is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AA9AE?: The RGB value is 154, 169, 174: 154 red, 169 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AA9AE?: The complementary color is #AE9F9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AA9AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.