What color is #A4A9A4?

#A4A9A4 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4A9A4?

The RGB value is 164, 169, 164: 164 red, 169 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4A9A4?

The complementary color is #A9A4A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4A9A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4A9A4 color

#A4A9A4 rgb(164, 169, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4A9A4 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 66.3% green and 64.3% blue (164, 169, 164).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 3% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#A4A9A4 color codes

HEX	`#A4A9A4`
RGB	`rgb(164, 169, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 66.3%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 3%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 3%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 3%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.71, -2.72, 1.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.71, 3.35, 144.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.197, 38.949, 40.726)`
Decimal	`10791332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4A9A4, 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 #A4A9A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4A9A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	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 #A4A9A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4a9a4; }
.text { color: #a4a9a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4a9a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 169 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4a9a4, #a4a9a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A4A9A4?: #A4A9A4 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4A9A4?: The RGB value is 164, 169, 164: 164 red, 169 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4A9A4?: The complementary color is #A9A4A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4A9A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.