What color is #A9B9AB?

#A9B9AB 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 #A9B9AB?

The RGB value is 169, 185, 171: 169 red, 185 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9B9AB?

The complementary color is #B9A9B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9B9AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9B9AB color

#A9B9AB rgb(169, 185, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9B9AB is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 72.5% green and 67.1% blue (169, 185, 171).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 10% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#A9B9AB color codes

HEX	`#A9B9AB`
RGB	`rgb(169, 185, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 72.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 10%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 9%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 8%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.59, -8.2, 5.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.59, 9.72, 147.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.06, 46.073, 45.25)`
Decimal	`11123115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9B9AB, 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 #A9B9AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9B9AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	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 #A9B9AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9b9ab; }
.text { color: #a9b9ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9b9ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 185 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9b9ab, #a9b9b3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A9B9AB?: #A9B9AB 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 #A9B9AB?: The RGB value is 169, 185, 171: 169 red, 185 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9B9AB?: The complementary color is #B9A9B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9B9AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.