What color is #A9999C?

#A9999C is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9999C?

The RGB value is 169, 153, 156: 169 red, 153 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9999C?

The complementary color is #99A9A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9999C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9999C color

#A9999C rgb(169, 153, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9999C is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 60% green and 61.2% blue (169, 153, 156).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 9% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#A9999C color codes

HEX	`#A9999C`
RGB	`rgb(169, 153, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 60%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 9%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 9%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 8%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.66, 6.41, 0.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.66, 6.44, 5.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.754, 33.618, 36.157)`
Decimal	`11114908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9999C, 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 #A9999C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9999C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	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 #A9999C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9999c; }
.text { color: #a9999c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9999c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 153 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9999c, #a99e99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A9999C?: #A9999C is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9999C?: The RGB value is 169, 153, 156: 169 red, 153 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9999C?: The complementary color is #99A9A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9999C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.