What color is #A4AEAF?

#A4AEAF is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4AEAF?

The RGB value is 164, 174, 175: 164 red, 174 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4AEAF?

The complementary color is #AFA5A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4AEAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4AEAF color

#A4AEAF rgb(164, 174, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4AEAF is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 68.2% green and 68.6% blue (164, 174, 175).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 6% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.25:1).

#A4AEAF color codes

HEX	`#A4AEAF`
RGB	`rgb(164, 174, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 68.2%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 6%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 6%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 1%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.36, -3.3, -1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.36, 3.72, 207.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.182, 41.259, 46.501)`
Decimal	`10792623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4AEAF, 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 #A4AEAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4AEAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	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 #A4AEAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4aeaf; }
.text { color: #a4aeaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4aeaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 174 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4aeaf, #a4a9af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A4AEAF?: #A4AEAF is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4AEAF?: The RGB value is 164, 174, 175: 164 red, 174 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4AEAF?: The complementary color is #AFA5A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4AEAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.