What color is #A9A09D?

#A9A09D is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9A09D?

The RGB value is 169, 160, 157: 169 red, 160 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9A09D?

The complementary color is #9DA6A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9A09D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9A09D color

#A9A09D rgb(169, 160, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9A09D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 62.7% green and 61.6% blue (169, 160, 157).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 7% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 7% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Muted Mauve (#B3A9A3), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#A9A09D color codes

HEX	`#A9A09D`
RGB	`rgb(169, 160, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 62.7%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 7%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 7%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 7%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.53, 2.72, 2.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.53, 3.85, 45.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.018, 36.011, 36.998)`
Decimal	`11116701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9A09D, 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 #A9A09D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9A09D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	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 #A9A09D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9a09d; }
.text { color: #a9a09d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9a09d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 160 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9a09d, #a9a69d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A9A09D?: #A9A09D is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9A09D?: The RGB value is 169, 160, 157: 169 red, 160 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9A09D?: The complementary color is #9DA6A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9A09D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.