What color is #A4A9B5?

#A4A9B5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4A9B5?

The RGB value is 164, 169, 181: 164 red, 169 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4A9B5?

The complementary color is #B5B0A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4A9B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4A9B5 color

#A4A9B5 rgb(164, 169, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4A9B5 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 66.3% green and 71% blue (164, 169, 181).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 10% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.92:1).

#A4A9B5 color codes

HEX	`#A4A9B5`
RGB	`rgb(164, 169, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 66.3%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 10%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 9%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 7%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.19, 0.63, -6.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.19, 6.79, 275.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.837, 39.604, 49.358)`
Decimal	`10791349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4A9B5, 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 #A4A9B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4A9B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	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 #A4A9B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4a9b5; }
.text { color: #a4a9b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4a9b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 169 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4a9b5, #a8a4b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A4A9B5?: #A4A9B5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4A9B5?: The RGB value is 164, 169, 181: 164 red, 169 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4A9B5?: The complementary color is #B5B0A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4A9B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.