All About Color #A09CA0

#A09CA0

About #A09CA0

#A09CA0 is a light gray color with the hex code #A09CA0. In RGB it is red 160, green 156, blue 160; in HSL it is hue 300°, saturation 2%, lightness 62%; in CMYK it is 0%, 2%, 0%, 37%. Its contrast ratio is 2.71:1 on white and 7.76:1 on black.

#A09CA0 Color Conversion

Hex tripletA0, 9C, A0
CMYK0.00%, 2.50%, 0.00%, 37.25%
RGB Decimal160, 156, 160
HSL300°, 2%, 62%
RGB Octal240, 234, 240
HSV (HSB)300.00°, 2.50%, 62.75%
RGB Binary10100000, 10011100, 10100000
CIE-L*AB64.79, 2.21, -1.58
RGB Percent62.75%, 61.18%, 62.75%
CIE-L*CH64.79, 2.72, 324.50
XYZ32.73, 33.79, 38.05
CIE-L*UV64.79, 2.06, -2.65
xyY0.31, 0.32, 33.79
Hunter-Lab58.13, -1.21, 1.87
RYB62.75%, 61.18%, 62.75%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A09CA0 on a dark background: contrast 7.76:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A09CA0 on a light background: contrast 2.71:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A09CA0, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A09CA0 · #CDCBCD · #726E72 · #9CA09C · #CBCDCB

Analogous palette

#9C9CA0 · #9E9CA0 · #A09CA0 · #A09C9E · #A09C9C

Triadic palette

#A09CA0 · #A0A09C · #9CA0A0 · #CDCBCD · #CDCDCB

Tetradic palette

#A09CA0 · #A09E9C · #9CA09C · #9C9EA0 · #726E72

Monochromatic palette

#535053 · #7A757A · #A09CA0 · #C6C3C6 · #EBEAEB

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