What color is #A9A5A3?

#A9A5A3 is a gray, closest to the named color Shadow of the Colossus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9A5A3?

The RGB value is 169, 165, 163: 169 red, 165 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9A5A3?

The complementary color is #A3A7A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9A5A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9A5A3 color

#A9A5A3 rgb(169, 165, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9A5A3 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 64.7% green and 63.9% blue (169, 165, 163).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 3% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 4% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Shadow of the Colossus (#A3A2A1), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#A9A5A3 color codes

HEX	`#A9A5A3`
RGB	`rgb(169, 165, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 64.7%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 3%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 4%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 4%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.01, 1.06, 1.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.01, 1.87, 55.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.427, 37.99, 40.057)`
Decimal	`11117987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9A5A3, 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 #A9A5A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9A5A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	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 #A9A5A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9a5a3; }
.text { color: #a9a5a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9a5a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 165 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9a5a3, #a9a8a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A9A5A3?: #A9A5A3 is a gray, closest to the named color Shadow of the Colossus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9A5A3?: The RGB value is 169, 165, 163: 169 red, 165 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9A5A3?: The complementary color is #A3A7A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9A5A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.