What color is #A9A9A4?

#A9A9A4 is a gray, closest to the named color Cathedral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9A9A4?

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

What is the complementary color of #A9A9A4?

The complementary color is #A4A4A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9A9A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9A9A4 color

#A9A9A4 rgb(169, 169, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9A9A4 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 3% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Cathedral (#ACAAA7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#A9A9A4 color codes

HEX	`#A9A9A4`
RGB	`rgb(169, 169, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 66.3%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 3%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 3%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.11, -0.93, 2.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.11, 2.74, 109.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.25, 39.491, 40.775)`
Decimal	`11119012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9A9A4, 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 #A9A9A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9A9A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	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 #A9A9A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9a9a4; }
.text { color: #a9a9a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9a9a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 169 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9a9a4, #a7a9a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A9A9A4?: #A9A9A4 is a gray, closest to the named color Cathedral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9A9A4?: The RGB value is 169, 169, 164: 169 red, 169 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9A9A4?: The complementary color is #A4A4A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9A9A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.