What color is #A9A1B6?

#A9A1B6 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9A1B6?

The RGB value is 169, 161, 182: 169 red, 161 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9A1B6?

The complementary color is #AEB6A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9A1B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9A1B6 color

#A9A1B6 rgb(169, 161, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9A1B6 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 63.1% green and 71.4% blue (169, 161, 182).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 13% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#A9A1B6 color codes

HEX	`#A9A1B6`
RGB	`rgb(169, 161, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 63.1%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 13%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 12%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 12%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.5, 6.95, -9.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.5, 12, 305.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.549, 37.302, 49.469)`
Decimal	`11116982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9A1B6, 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 #A9A1B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9A1B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	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 #A9A1B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9a1b6; }
.text { color: #a9a1b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9a1b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 161 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9a1b6, #b4a1b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A9A1B6?: #A9A1B6 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9A1B6?: The RGB value is 169, 161, 182: 169 red, 161 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9A1B6?: The complementary color is #AEB6A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9A1B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.