What color is #A9A7AE?

#A9A7AE is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9A7AE?

The RGB value is 169, 167, 174: 169 red, 167 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9A7AE?

The complementary color is #ACAEA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9A7AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9A7AE color

#A9A7AE rgb(169, 167, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9A7AE is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 65.5% green and 68.2% blue (169, 167, 174).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 4% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Ultimate Gray (#A9A8A9), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

#A9A7AE color codes

HEX	`#A9A7AE`
RGB	`rgb(169, 167, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 65.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 4%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 4%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.84, 2.05, -3.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.84, 3.93, 301.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.82, 39.128, 45.596)`
Decimal	`11118510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9A7AE, 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 #A9A7AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9A7AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	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 #A9A7AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9a7ae; }
.text { color: #a9a7ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9a7ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 167 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9a7ae, #ada7ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A9A7AE?: #A9A7AE is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9A7AE?: The RGB value is 169, 167, 174: 169 red, 167 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9A7AE?: The complementary color is #ACAEA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9A7AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.