What color is #A9B3AC?

#A9B3AC is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9B3AC?

The RGB value is 169, 179, 172: 169 red, 179 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9B3AC?

The complementary color is #B3A9B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9B3AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9B3AC color

#A9B3AC rgb(169, 179, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9B3AC is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 70.2% green and 67.5% blue (169, 179, 172).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 6% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#A9B3AC color codes

HEX	`#A9B3AC`
RGB	`rgb(169, 179, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 70.2%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 6%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 6%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 4%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72, -4.83, 2.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72, 5.37, 153.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.927, 43.653, 45.344)`
Decimal	`11121580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9B3AC, 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 #A9B3AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9B3AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	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 #A9B3AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9b3ac; }
.text { color: #a9b3ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9b3ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 179 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9b3ac, #a9b3b1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A9B3AC?: #A9B3AC is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9B3AC?: The RGB value is 169, 179, 172: 169 red, 179 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9B3AC?: The complementary color is #B3A9B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9B3AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.