What color is #A9AF9E?

#A9AF9E is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9AF9E?

The RGB value is 169, 175, 158: 169 red, 175 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9AF9E?

The complementary color is #A49EAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9AF9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9AF9E color

#A9AF9E rgb(169, 175, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9AF9E is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 68.6% green and 62% blue (169, 175, 158).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 10% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.31:1).

#A9AF9E color codes

HEX	`#A9AF9E`
RGB	`rgb(169, 175, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 68.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 10%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 10%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 10%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.57, -5.24, 7.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.57, 9.56, 123.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.863, 41.564, 38.369)`
Decimal	`11120542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9AF9E, 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 #A9AF9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9AF9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.31:1	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 #A9AF9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9af9e; }
.text { color: #a9af9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9af9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 175 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9af9e, #a1af9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A9AF9E?: #A9AF9E is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9AF9E?: The RGB value is 169, 175, 158: 169 red, 175 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9AF9E?: The complementary color is #A49EAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9AF9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.