All About Color Aluminium

#A9ACB6

Aluminium is a muted, medium gray with a slightly metallic undertone, reminiscent of the metal it's named after. It's a sleek and contemporary color, often used in modern design for its cool, industrial feel.

About Aluminium

Aluminium is a light gray color with the hex code #A9ACB6. In RGB it is red 169, green 172, blue 182; in HSL it is hue 226°, saturation 8%, lightness 69%; in CMYK it is 7%, 5%, 0%, 29%. Its contrast ratio is 2.27:1 on white and 9.26:1 on black.

#A9ACB6 Color Conversion

Hex tripletA9, AC, B6
CMYK7.14%, 5.49%, 0.00%, 28.63%
RGB Decimal169, 172, 182
HSL226°, 8%, 69%
RGB Octal251, 254, 266
HSV (HSB)226.15°, 7.14%, 71.37%
RGB Binary10101001, 10101100, 10110110
CIE-L*AB70.40, 0.91, -5.49
RGB Percent66.27%, 67.45%, 71.37%
CIE-L*CH70.40, 5.56, 279.37
XYZ39.56, 41.32, 50.15
CIE-L*UV70.40, -2.22, -8.33
xyY0.30, 0.32, 41.32
Hunter-Lab64.28, -2.64, -1.26
RYB66.27%, 67.23%, 71.37%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A9ACB6 on a dark background: contrast 9.26:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A9ACB6 on a light background: contrast 2.27:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Aluminium. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#A9ACB6 · #DBDCE1 · #787D8C · #B6B3AA · #E1DFDB

Analogous palette

#AAB6B3 · #AAB3B6 · #A9ACB6 · #ADAAB6 · #B3AAB6

Triadic palette

#A9ACB6 · #B6AAAD · #ADB6AA · #DBDCE1 · #E1DBDC

Tetradic palette

#A9ACB6 · #B6AAB3 · #B6B3AA · #AAB6AD · #787D8C

Monochromatic palette

#5B5F6B · #808593 · #A9ACB6 · #D3D4D9 · #F1F2F3

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