What color is #A9AA9E?

#A9AA9E is a gray, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9AA9E?

The RGB value is 169, 170, 158: 169 red, 170 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9AA9E?

The complementary color is #9F9EAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9AA9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9AA9E color

#A9AA9E rgb(169, 170, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9AA9E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 66.7% green and 62% blue (169, 170, 158).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 7% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#A9AA9E color codes

HEX	`#A9AA9E`
RGB	`rgb(169, 170, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 66.7%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 7%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 7%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 7%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.22, -2.56, 6.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.22, 6.58, 112.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.908, 39.653, 38.051)`
Decimal	`11119262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9AA9E, 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 #A9AA9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9AA9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	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 #A9AA9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9aa9e; }
.text { color: #a9aa9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9aa9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 170 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9aa9e, #a3aa9e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A9AA9E?: #A9AA9E is a gray, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9AA9E?: The RGB value is 169, 170, 158: 169 red, 170 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9AA9E?: The complementary color is #9F9EAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9AA9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.