What color is #A4A6AC?

#A4A6AC is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4A6AC?

The RGB value is 164, 166, 172: 164 red, 166 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4A6AC?

The complementary color is #ACAAA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4A6AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4A6AC color

#A4A6AC rgb(164, 166, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4A6AC is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 65.1% green and 67.5% blue (164, 166, 172).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 5% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Ultimate Gray (#A9A8A9), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#A4A6AC color codes

HEX	`#A4A6AC`
RGB	`rgb(164, 166, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 65.1%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 5%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 5%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 3%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.13, 0.46, -3.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.13, 3.37, 277.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.391, 38.143, 44.467)`
Decimal	`10790572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4A6AC, 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 #A4A6AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4A6AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	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 #A4A6AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4a6ac; }
.text { color: #a4a6ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4a6ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 166 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4a6ac, #a6a4ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #A4A6AC?: #A4A6AC is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4A6AC?: The RGB value is 164, 166, 172: 164 red, 166 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4A6AC?: The complementary color is #ACAAA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4A6AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.