What color is #A0AD9E?

#A0AD9E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0AD9E?

The RGB value is 160, 173, 158: 160 red, 173 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0AD9E?

The complementary color is #AB9EAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0AD9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0AD9E color

#A0AD9E rgb(160, 173, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A0AD9E is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 67.8% green and 62% blue (160, 173, 158).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 8% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#A0AD9E color codes

HEX	`#A0AD9E`
RGB	`rgb(160, 173, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 67.8%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 8%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 9%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 9%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.35, -7.42, 6.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.35, 9.64, 140.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.611, 39.829, 38.153)`
Decimal	`10530206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0AD9E, 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 #A0AD9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0AD9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	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 #A0AD9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0ad9e; }
.text { color: #a0ad9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0ad9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 173 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0ad9e, #9eada4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A0AD9E?: #A0AD9E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0AD9E?: The RGB value is 160, 173, 158: 160 red, 173 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0AD9E?: The complementary color is #AB9EAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0AD9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.