What color is #A9A2AC?

#A9A2AC is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9A2AC?

The RGB value is 169, 162, 172: 169 red, 162 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9A2AC?

The complementary color is #A5ACA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9A2AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9A2AC color

#A9A2AC rgb(169, 162, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9A2AC is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 63.5% green and 67.5% blue (169, 162, 172).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 6% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.45:1).

#A9A2AC color codes

HEX	`#A9A2AC`
RGB	`rgb(169, 162, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 63.5%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 6%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 6%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 6%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.47, 4.41, -4.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.47, 6.14, 315.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.728, 37.254, 44.278)`
Decimal	`11117228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9A2AC, 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 #A9A2AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9A2AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.45:1	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 #A9A2AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9a2ac; }
.text { color: #a9a2ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9a2ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 162 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9a2ac, #aca2aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A9A2AC?: #A9A2AC is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9A2AC?: The RGB value is 169, 162, 172: 169 red, 162 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9A2AC?: The complementary color is #A5ACA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9A2AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.