What color is #A9ABB1?

#A9ABB1 is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9ABB1?

The RGB value is 169, 171, 177: 169 red, 171 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9ABB1?

The complementary color is #B1AFA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9ABB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9ABB1 color

#A9ABB1 rgb(169, 171, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9ABB1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 67.1% green and 69.4% blue (169, 171, 177).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 5% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Ultimate Gray (#A9A8A9), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.15:1).

#A9ABB1 color codes

HEX	`#A9ABB1`
RGB	`rgb(169, 171, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 67.1%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 5%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 5%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 3%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.99, 0.45, -3.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.99, 3.35, 277.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.859, 40.735, 47.402)`
Decimal	`11119537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9ABB1, 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 #A9ABB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9ABB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.15:1	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 #A9ABB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9abb1; }
.text { color: #a9abb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9abb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 171 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9abb1, #aba9b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A9ABB1?: #A9ABB1 is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9ABB1?: The RGB value is 169, 171, 177: 169 red, 171 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9ABB1?: The complementary color is #B1AFA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9ABB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.