All About Color #A9ACA0

#A9ACA0

About #A9ACA0

#A9ACA0 is a light gray color with the hex code #A9ACA0. In RGB it is red 169, green 172, blue 160; in HSL it is hue 75°, saturation 7%, lightness 65%; in CMYK it is 2%, 0%, 7%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 2.31:1 on white and 9.10:1 on black.

#A9ACA0 Color Conversion

Hex tripletA9, AC, A0
CMYK1.74%, 0.00%, 6.98%, 32.55%
RGB Decimal169, 172, 160
HSL75°, 7%, 65%
RGB Octal251, 254, 240
HSV (HSB)75.00°, 6.98%, 67.45%
RGB Binary10101001, 10101100, 10100000
CIE-L*AB69.81, -3.28, 5.79
RGB Percent66.27%, 67.45%, 62.75%
CIE-L*CH69.81, 6.66, 119.49
XYZ37.46, 40.48, 39.10
CIE-L*UV69.81, -1.06, 8.91
xyY0.32, 0.35, 40.48
Hunter-Lab63.62, -6.24, 8.10
RYB62.75%, 67.45%, 63.92%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A9ACA0 on a dark background: contrast 9.10:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A9ACA0 on a light background: contrast 2.31:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A9ACA0, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A9ACA0 · #D5D7D1 · #7C806F · #A3A0AC · #D2D1D7

Analogous palette

#ACA3A0 · #ACA9A0 · #A9ACA0 · #A3ACA0 · #A0ACA3

Triadic palette

#A9ACA0 · #A0A9AC · #ACA0A9 · #D5D7D1 · #D1D5D7

Tetradic palette

#A9ACA0 · #A0ACA9 · #A3A0AC · #ACA0A3 · #7C806F

Monochromatic palette

#5C5F53 · #848877 · #A9ACA0 · #CED0C8 · #F3F3F1

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