What color is #A9AF99?

#A9AF99 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9AF99?

The RGB value is 169, 175, 153: 169 red, 175 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9AF99?

The complementary color is #9F99AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9AF99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9AF99 color

#A9AF99 rgb(169, 175, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9AF99 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 68.6% green and 60% blue (169, 175, 153).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 12% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.28:1).

#A9AF99 color codes

HEX	`#A9AF99`
RGB	`rgb(169, 175, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 68.6%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 12%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 13%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 13%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.45, -6.11, 10.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.45, 12.21, 120.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.441, 41.395, 36.148)`
Decimal	`11120537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9AF99, 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 #A9AF99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9AF99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.28:1	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 #A9AF99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9af99; }
.text { color: #a9af99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9af99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 175 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9af99, #9eaf99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A9AF99?: #A9AF99 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9AF99?: The RGB value is 169, 175, 153: 169 red, 175 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9AF99?: The complementary color is #9F99AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9AF99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.