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#A4AE9E Color

#A4AE9E is rgb(164, 174, 158) in RGB, hsl(97, 9%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 9%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A4AE9E
HEX#A4AE9E
RGBrgb(164, 174, 158)
HSLhsl(97, 9%, 65%)
HSVhsv(97, 9%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 9%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(73.8% 0.025 133.5)
LABlab(69.95% -5.89 6.98)
LCHlch(69.95% 9.13 130.17)

What #A4AE9E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A4AE9E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Ash Gray#B2BEB5ΔE 7.08Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 7.57Silver Foil#AFB1AEΔE 7.68Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 7.97Greige#BEB7A4ΔE 8.46Silver Chalice#ACACACΔE 9.14

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every gray in the library.

#A4AE9E Channel Values

How #A4AE9E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 164 · G 174 · B 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 9% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 9% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 0% · Y 9% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.3:1 vs white · 9.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A4AE9E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A4AE9E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A4AE9E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A4AE9E
Complementary
#A89EAE
Analogous
#ACAE9E
Analogous
#9EAEA0
Triadic
#9EA4AE
Triadic
#AE9EA4
Split comp.
#A09EAE
Split comp.
#AE9EAC

Tints & Shades of #A4AE9E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B1B9AC
#BBC3B7
#C8CEC5
#D5DAD3
#E2E5E0
#EDEFEC

Shades

#8C9985
#78856F
#616C5A
#4B5346
#343A31
#20241E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A4AE9E.

How #A4AE9E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A4AE9E
Protanopia#ACAC9E
Protanomaly#A9AD9E
Deuteranopia#ABAB9E
Deuteranomaly#A8AC9E
Tritanopia#A6ACAC
Tritanomaly#A5ADA7
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

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Using #A4AE9E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a4ae9e: #A4AE9E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A4AE9E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a4ae9e': '#A4AE9E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.682, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_a4ae9e">#A4AE9E</color>
SVG fillfill="#A4AE9E"

More Gray Colors

#A4AE9E sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

27272ad9d9d9292524d8d8d8292929d6d6d62a2d2fd6d3d12b2b2bd4d4d82e2e2ed4d4d435383943494e51484f5c5c5c6b6e707968788389968e8c84a1a1a1acacacbebebed1d1d1

#A4AE9E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A4AE9E?

#A4AE9E is a light gray — rgb(164, 174, 158) in RGB and hsl(97, 9%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.08.

What is the RGB value of #A4AE9E?

#A4AE9E is rgb(164, 174, 158) — red 164, green 174, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A4AE9E?

#A4AE9E converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 9%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A4AE9E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A4AE9E scores 2.3:1 against white and 9.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A4AE9E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A4AE9E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 9.16, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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