What color is #A9C0AE?

#A9C0AE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9C0AE?

The RGB value is 169, 192, 174: 169 red, 192 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9C0AE?

The complementary color is #C0A9BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9C0AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9C0AE color

#A9C0AE rgb(169, 192, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #A9C0AE is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 75.3% green and 68.2% blue (169, 192, 174).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 15% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.84:1).

#A9C0AE color codes

HEX	`#A9C0AE`
RGB	`rgb(169, 192, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 75.3%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 15%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 12%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 9%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.57, -11.3, 6.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.57, 13.01, 150.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.85, 49.19, 47.273)`
Decimal	`11124910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9C0AE, 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 #A9C0AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9C0AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	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 #A9C0AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9c0ae; }
.text { color: #a9c0ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9c0ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 192 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9c0ae, #a9c0ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A9C0AE?: #A9C0AE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9C0AE?: The RGB value is 169, 192, 174: 169 red, 192 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9C0AE?: The complementary color is #C0A9BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9C0AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.