What color is #A9AEAB?

#A9AEAB is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9AEAB?

The RGB value is 169, 174, 171: 169 red, 174 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9AEAB?

The complementary color is #AEA9AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9AEAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9AEAB color

#A9AEAB rgb(169, 174, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9AEAB is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 68.2% green and 67.1% blue (169, 174, 171).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 3% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#A9AEAB color codes

HEX	`#A9AEAB`
RGB	`rgb(169, 174, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 68.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 3%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 3%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 2%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.63, -2.33, 0.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.63, 2.51, 158.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.848, 41.647, 44.512)`
Decimal	`11120299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9AEAB, 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 #A9AEAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9AEAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	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 #A9AEAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9aeab; }
.text { color: #a9aeab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9aeab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 174 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9aeab, #a9aeae); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A9AEAB?: #A9AEAB is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9AEAB?: The RGB value is 169, 174, 171: 169 red, 174 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9AEAB?: The complementary color is #AEA9AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9AEAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.