What color is #A4A1AA?

#A4A1AA is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4A1AA?

The RGB value is 164, 161, 170: 164 red, 161 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4A1AA?

The complementary color is #A7AAA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4A1AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4A1AA color

#A4A1AA rgb(164, 161, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4A1AA is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 63.1% green and 66.7% blue (164, 161, 170).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 5% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.26:1).

#A4A1AA color codes

HEX	`#A4A1AA`
RGB	`rgb(164, 161, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 63.1%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 5%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 5%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 5%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.74, 2.81, -4.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.74, 5.11, 303.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.309, 36.285, 43.166)`
Decimal	`10789290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4A1AA, 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 #A4A1AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4A1AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.26:1	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 #A4A1AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4a1aa; }
.text { color: #a4a1aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4a1aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 161 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4a1aa, #a9a1aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A4A1AA?: #A4A1AA is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4A1AA?: The RGB value is 164, 161, 170: 164 red, 161 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4A1AA?: The complementary color is #A7AAA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4A1AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.