What color is #A9B5AE?

#A9B5AE is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9B5AE?

The RGB value is 169, 181, 174: 169 red, 181 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9B5AE?

The complementary color is #B5A9B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9B5AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9B5AE color

#A9B5AE rgb(169, 181, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9B5AE is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 71% green and 68.2% blue (169, 181, 174).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 8% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.91:1).

#A9B5AE color codes

HEX	`#A9B5AE`
RGB	`rgb(169, 181, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 71%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 8%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 7%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 4%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.59, -5.51, 2.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.59, 5.91, 158.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.525, 44.538, 46.498)`
Decimal	`11122094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9B5AE, 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 #A9B5AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9B5AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	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 #A9B5AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9b5ae; }
.text { color: #a9b5ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9b5ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 181 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9b5ae, #a9b5b4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A9B5AE?: #A9B5AE is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9B5AE?: The RGB value is 169, 181, 174: 169 red, 181 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9B5AE?: The complementary color is #B5A9B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9B5AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.