What color is #A9A4B0?

#A9A4B0 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9A4B0?

The RGB value is 169, 164, 176: 169 red, 164 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9A4B0?

The complementary color is #ABB0A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9A4B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9A4B0 color

#A9A4B0 rgb(169, 164, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9A4B0 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 64.3% green and 69% blue (169, 164, 176).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 7% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#A9A4B0 color codes

HEX	`#A9A4B0`
RGB	`rgb(169, 164, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 64.3%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 7%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 7%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.11, 4.09, -5.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.11, 6.89, 306.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.473, 38.121, 46.45)`
Decimal	`11117744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9A4B0, 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 #A9A4B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9A4B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	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 #A9A4B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9a4b0; }
.text { color: #a9a4b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9a4b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 164 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9a4b0, #afa4b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A9A4B0?: #A9A4B0 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9A4B0?: The RGB value is 169, 164, 176: 169 red, 164 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9A4B0?: The complementary color is #ABB0A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9A4B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.