What color is #A9B6A7?

#A9B6A7 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9B6A7?

The RGB value is 169, 182, 167: 169 red, 182 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9B6A7?

The complementary color is #B4A7B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9B6A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9B6A7 color

#A9B6A7 rgb(169, 182, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9B6A7 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 71.4% green and 65.5% blue (169, 182, 167).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 9% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 29% 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 9.94:1).

#A9B6A7 color codes

HEX	`#A9B6A7`
RGB	`rgb(169, 182, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 71.4%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 9%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 8%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 8%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.68, -7.35, 6.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.68, 9.55, 140.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.064, 44.681, 43.065)`
Decimal	`11122343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9B6A7, 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 #A9B6A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9B6A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	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 #A9B6A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9b6a7; }
.text { color: #a9b6a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9b6a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 182 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9b6a7, #a7b6ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A9B6A7?: #A9B6A7 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9B6A7?: The RGB value is 169, 182, 167: 169 red, 182 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9B6A7?: The complementary color is #B4A7B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9B6A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.