What color is #A9B4AE?

#A9B4AE is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9B4AE?

The RGB value is 169, 180, 174: 169 red, 180 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9B4AE?

The complementary color is #B4A9AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9B4AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9B4AE color

#A9B4AE rgb(169, 180, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9B4AE is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 70.6% green and 68.2% blue (169, 180, 174).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 7% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#A9B4AE color codes

HEX	`#A9B4AE`
RGB	`rgb(169, 180, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 70.6%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 7%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 6%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 3%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.32, -4.98, 1.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.32, 5.27, 160.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.322, 44.133, 46.43)`
Decimal	`11121838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9B4AE, 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 #A9B4AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9B4AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	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 #A9B4AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9b4ae; }
.text { color: #a9b4ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9b4ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 180 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9b4ae, #a9b4b4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A9B4AE?: #A9B4AE is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9B4AE?: The RGB value is 169, 180, 174: 169 red, 180 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9B4AE?: The complementary color is #B4A9AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9B4AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.