What color is #A9BA9A?

#A9BA9A is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9BA9A?

The RGB value is 169, 186, 154: 169 red, 186 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9BA9A?

The complementary color is #AB9ABA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9BA9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9BA9A color

#A9BA9A rgb(169, 186, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #A9BA9A is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 72.9% green and 60.4% blue (169, 186, 154).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 19% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#A9BA9A color codes

HEX	`#A9BA9A`
RGB	`rgb(169, 186, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 72.9%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 19%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 17%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 17%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.47, -11.73, 14.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.47, 18.48, 129.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.753, 45.886, 37.328)`
Decimal	`11123354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9BA9A, 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 #A9BA9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9BA9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	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 #A9BA9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9ba9a; }
.text { color: #a9ba9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9ba9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 186 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9ba9a, #9aba9b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A9BA9A?: #A9BA9A is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9BA9A?: The RGB value is 169, 186, 154: 169 red, 186 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9BA9A?: The complementary color is #AB9ABA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9BA9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.