What color is #A0A9A0?

#A0A9A0 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0A9A0?

The RGB value is 160, 169, 160: 160 red, 169 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0A9A0?

The complementary color is #A9A0A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0A9A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0A9A0 color

#A0A9A0 rgb(160, 169, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A0A9A0 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 66.3% green and 62.7% blue (160, 169, 160).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 5% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

#A0A9A0 color codes

HEX	`#A0A9A0`
RGB	`rgb(160, 169, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 66.3%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 5%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 5%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.31, -4.9, 3.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.31, 6.05, 144.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.029, 38.387, 38.815)`
Decimal	`10529184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0A9A0, 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 #A0A9A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0A9A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	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 #A0A9A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0a9a0; }
.text { color: #a0a9a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0a9a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 169 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0a9a0, #a0a9a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A0A9A0?: #A0A9A0 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0A9A0?: The RGB value is 160, 169, 160: 160 red, 169 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0A9A0?: The complementary color is #A9A0A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0A9A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.