What color is #A9ACA7?

#A9ACA7 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9ACA7?

The RGB value is 169, 172, 167: 169 red, 172 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9ACA7?

The complementary color is #AAA7AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9ACA7?

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.

#A9ACA7 color

#A9ACA7 rgb(169, 172, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9ACA7 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 67.5% green and 65.5% blue (169, 172, 167).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 3% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#A9ACA7 color codes

HEX	`#A9ACA7`
RGB	`rgb(169, 172, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 67.5%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 3%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 3%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.99, -2, 2.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.99, 2.97, 132.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.089, 40.73, 42.407)`
Decimal	`11119783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9ACA7, 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 #A9ACA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9ACA7 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 #A9ACA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9aca7; }
.text { color: #a9aca7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9aca7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 172 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9aca7, #a7aca8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A9ACA7?: #A9ACA7 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9ACA7?: The RGB value is 169, 172, 167: 169 red, 172 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9ACA7?: The complementary color is #AAA7AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9ACA7?: 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.