What color is #A9A3AF?

#A9A3AF is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9A3AF?

The RGB value is 169, 163, 175: 169 red, 163 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9A3AF?

The complementary color is #A9AFA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9A3AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9A3AF color

#A9A3AF rgb(169, 163, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9A3AF is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 63.9% green and 68.6% blue (169, 163, 175).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 7% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#A9A3AF color codes

HEX	`#A9A3AF`
RGB	`rgb(169, 163, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 63.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 7%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 7%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 7%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.82, 4.44, -5.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.82, 7.01, 309.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.196, 37.725, 45.871)`
Decimal	`11117487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9A3AF, 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 #A9A3AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9A3AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	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 #A9A3AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9a3af; }
.text { color: #a9a3af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9a3af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 163 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9a3af, #afa3af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A9A3AF?: #A9A3AF is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9A3AF?: The RGB value is 169, 163, 175: 169 red, 163 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9A3AF?: The complementary color is #A9AFA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9A3AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.