All About Color #A9A1AA

#A9A1AA

About #A9A1AA

#A9A1AA is a light gray color with the hex code #A9A1AA. In RGB it is red 169, green 161, blue 170; in HSL it is hue 293°, saturation 5%, lightness 65%; in CMYK it is 1%, 5%, 0%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 2.51:1 on white and 8.37:1 on black.

#A9A1AA Color Conversion

Hex tripletA9, A1, AA
CMYK0.59%, 5.29%, 0.00%, 33.33%
RGB Decimal169, 161, 170
HSL293°, 5%, 65%
RGB Octal251, 241, 252
HSV (HSB)293.33°, 5.29%, 66.67%
RGB Binary10101001, 10100001, 10101010
CIE-L*AB67.15, 4.58, -3.63
RGB Percent66.27%, 63.14%, 66.67%
CIE-L*CH67.15, 5.85, 321.61
XYZ36.36, 36.83, 43.22
CIE-L*UV67.15, 4.04, -6.09
xyY0.31, 0.32, 36.83
Hunter-Lab60.69, 0.76, 0.25
RYB66.27%, 63.14%, 66.67%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A9A1AA on a dark background: contrast 8.37:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A9A1AA on a light background: contrast 2.51:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A9A1AA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A9A1AA · #D5D1D6 · #7C727E · #A2AAA1 · #D2D6D1

Analogous palette

#A1A2AA · #A5A1AA · #A9A1AA · #AAA1A7 · #AAA1A2

Triadic palette

#A9A1AA · #AAA9A1 · #A1AAA9 · #D5D1D6 · #D6D5D1

Tetradic palette

#A9A1AA · #AAA5A1 · #A2AAA1 · #A1A7AA · #7C727E

Monochromatic palette

#5D555E · #847986 · #A9A1AA · #CEC9CF · #F3F2F3

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