What color is #A1A9A9?

#A1A9A9 is a gray known as Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1A9A9?

The RGB value is 161, 169, 169: 161 red, 169 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1A9A9?

The complementary color is #A9A1A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1A9A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1A9A9 color

#A1A9A9 rgb(161, 169, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A1A9A9 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 66.3% green and 66.3% blue (161, 169, 169).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 4% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

This exact color is also called Crown of Ash.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#A1A9A9 color codes

HEX	`#A1A9A9`
RGB	`rgb(161, 169, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 66.3%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 4%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 5%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.62, -2.82, -0.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.62, 2.98, 199.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.046, 38.817, 43.122)`
Decimal	`10594729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1A9A9, 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 #A1A9A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1A9A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	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 #A1A9A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1a9a9; }
.text { color: #a1a9a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1a9a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 169 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1a9a9, #a1a5a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A1A9A9?: #A1A9A9 is a gray known as Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1A9A9?: The RGB value is 161, 169, 169: 161 red, 169 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1A9A9?: The complementary color is #A9A1A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1A9A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.