What color is #A0AAA9?

#A0AAA9 is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0AAA9?

The RGB value is 160, 170, 169: 160 red, 170 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0AAA9?

The complementary color is #AAA0A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0AAA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0AAA9 color

#A0AAA9 rgb(160, 170, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A0AAA9 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 66.7% green and 66.3% blue (160, 170, 169).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 6% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

#A0AAA9 color codes

HEX	`#A0AAA9`
RGB	`rgb(160, 170, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 66.7%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 6%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 6%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.81, -3.71, -0.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.81, 3.77, 190.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.032, 39.087, 43.175)`
Decimal	`10529449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0AAA9, 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 #A0AAA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0AAA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	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 #A0AAA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0aaa9; }
.text { color: #a0aaa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0aaa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 170 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0aaa9, #a0a6aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A0AAA9?: #A0AAA9 is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0AAA9?: The RGB value is 160, 170, 169: 160 red, 170 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0AAA9?: The complementary color is #AAA0A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0AAA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.