What color is #A9BAAD?

#A9BAAD 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 #A9BAAD?

The RGB value is 169, 186, 173: 169 red, 186 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9BAAD?

The complementary color is #BAA9B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9BAAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9BAAD color

#A9BAAD rgb(169, 186, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9BAAD is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 72.9% green and 67.8% blue (169, 186, 173).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 11% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.31:1).

#A9BAAD color codes

HEX	`#A9BAAD`
RGB	`rgb(169, 186, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 72.9%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 11%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 9%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 7%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.91, -8.35, 4.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.91, 9.53, 151.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.462, 46.569, 46.331)`
Decimal	`11123373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9BAAD, 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 #A9BAAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9BAAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.31:1	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 #A9BAAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9baad; }
.text { color: #a9baad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9baad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 186 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9baad, #a9bab6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A9BAAD?: #A9BAAD 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 #A9BAAD?: The RGB value is 169, 186, 173: 169 red, 186 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9BAAD?: The complementary color is #BAA9B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9BAAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.