What color is #A9AFA5?

#A9AFA5 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9AFA5?

The RGB value is 169, 175, 165: 169 red, 175 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9AFA5?

The complementary color is #ABA5AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9AFA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9AFA5 color

#A9AFA5 rgb(169, 175, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9AFA5 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 68.6% green and 64.7% blue (169, 175, 165).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 6% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.36:1).

#A9AFA5 color codes

HEX	`#A9AFA5`
RGB	`rgb(169, 175, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 68.6%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 6%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 6%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 6%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.74, -3.99, 4.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.74, 5.93, 132.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.483, 41.811, 41.633)`
Decimal	`11120549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9AFA5, 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 #A9AFA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9AFA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.36:1	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 #A9AFA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9afa5; }
.text { color: #a9afa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9afa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 175 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9afa5, #a5afa6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A9AFA5?: #A9AFA5 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9AFA5?: The RGB value is 169, 175, 165: 169 red, 175 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9AFA5?: The complementary color is #ABA5AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9AFA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.