What color is #A4AC9E?

#A4AC9E is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4AC9E?

The RGB value is 164, 172, 158: 164 red, 172 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4AC9E?

The complementary color is #A69EAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4AC9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4AC9E color

#A4AC9E rgb(164, 172, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4AC9E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 67.5% green and 62% blue (164, 172, 158).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 8% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#A4AC9E color codes

HEX	`#A4AC9E`
RGB	`rgb(164, 172, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 67.5%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 8%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 8%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 8%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.37, -5.45, 6.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.37, 8.28, 131.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.233, 39.866, 38.127)`
Decimal	`10792094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4AC9E, 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 #A4AC9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4AC9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	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 #A4AC9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4ac9e; }
.text { color: #a4ac9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4ac9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 172 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4ac9e, #9eac9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A4AC9E?: #A4AC9E is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4AC9E?: The RGB value is 164, 172, 158: 164 red, 172 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4AC9E?: The complementary color is #A69EAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4AC9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.