What color is #A9AA8B?

#A9AA8B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9AA8B?

The RGB value is 169, 170, 139: 169 red, 170 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9AA8B?

The complementary color is #8C8BAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9AA8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9AA8B color

#A9AA8B rgb(169, 170, 139)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A9AA8B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 66.7% green and 54.5% blue (169, 170, 139).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.81:1).

#A9AA8B color codes

HEX	`#A9AA8B`
RGB	`rgb(169, 170, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 66.7%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 18%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.79, -5.73, 15.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.79, 16.91, 109.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.397, 39.049, 30.094)`
Decimal	`11119243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9AA8B, 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 #A9AA8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9AA8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.81:1	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 #A9AA8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9aa8b; }
.text { color: #a9aa8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9aa8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 170 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9aa8b, #9aaa8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A9AA8B?: #A9AA8B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9AA8B?: The RGB value is 169, 170, 139: 169 red, 170 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9AA8B?: The complementary color is #8C8BAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9AA8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.