Named color

Galvanized Steel

Galvanized Steel color #A9B0B4: RGB 169, 176, 180 and HSL 202°, 7%, 68%. Explore its neutral gray profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#A9B0B4 gray neutral muted

HEX #A9B0B4

RGB rgb(169, 176, 180)

HSL hsl(202 7% 68%)

CMYK cmyk(6, 2, 0, 29)

Luminance 0.4278

Contrast Black 9.56:1White 2.2:1

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CSS Utilities

--color-galvanized-steel: #A9B0B4;
.bg-galvanized-steel { background-color: #A9B0B4; }
.text-galvanized-steel { color: #A9B0B4; }

Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Color meaning and use

About Galvanized Steel Color

Galvanized Steel uses HEX #A9B0B4, RGB 169, 176, 180, and HSL 202°, 7%, 68%. The dataset classifies it in the gray family with neutral temperature and muted visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.4278; black contrast is 9.56:1 and white contrast is 2.2:1, making black the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Galvanized Steel against black and white text.

Black text9.56:1AA Pass

White text2.2:1AA Fail

AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F

AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A

Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Downloadable color reference infographic

Galvanized Steel Color Reference Infographic

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Galvanized Steel color reference infographic showing #A9B0B4, RGB and HSL values, a coordinated palette, and black and white text contrast. — Galvanized Steel color reference infographic generated from the verified Colors Encyclopedia dataset.

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Color Harmonies

#B3ACA8#B3ACA8 #A8B3B2#A8B3B2 #A8A9B3#A8A9B3 #B3A8AF#B3A8AF #AFB3A8#AFB3A8

Open full Galvanized Steel harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#D9DCDE#D9DCDE #778288#778288 #96B4C5#96B4C5 #ADADAD#ADADAD #EDEDED#EDEDED #85D2FF#85D2FF

Pairings

Black#000000 #B3ACA8#B3ACA8 #A8B3B2#A8B3B2 #A8A9B3#A8A9B3 Matte Black#1A1A1A White Smoke#F5F5F5

Luminance0.4278

Black text9.56:1AA Pass

White text2.2:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{
  "hex": "#A9B0B4",
  "rgb": [
    169,
    176,
    180
  ],
  "hsl": [
    202,
    7,
    68
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    6,
    2,
    0,
    29
  ],
  "luminance": 0.4278,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 9.56,
    "white": 2.2
  }
}

WCAG

{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ]
}

Harmonies

{
  "complementary": "#B3ACA8",
  "analogous": [
    "#A8B3B2",
    "#A8A9B3"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#B3A8AF",
    "#AFB3A8"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#B2A8B3",
    "#B3ACA8",
    "#A9B3A8"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#B3A8A9",
    "#B3B2A8"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#D9DCDE",
    "#A9B0B4",
    "#778288"
  ]
}

Variants

{
  "light": "#D9DCDE",
  "dark": "#778288",
  "saturated": "#96B4C5",
  "desaturated": "#ADADAD",
  "pastel": "#EDEDED",
  "neon": "#85D2FF"
}

Pairings

{
  "best": [
    "#000000",
    "#B3ACA8",
    "#A8B3B2",
    "#A8A9B3"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#ADADAD",
    "#D9DCDE"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#D9DCDE",
    "#ADADAD"
  ]
}

Knowledge graph

{
  "nearestColors": [
    "silver-metallic",
    "dark-gray",
    "dark-grey",
    "ash-gray",
    "opal"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "galvanized-steel"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "galvanized-steel-vs-dark-gray",
    "galvanized-steel-vs-silver-metallic"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/gray",
    "/colors/by-temperature/neutral",
    "/colors/by-tone/muted"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/galvanized-steel",
    "/wcag/galvanized-steel",
    "/css/colors/galvanized-steel",
    "/hex/a9b0b4",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/gray",
      "/colors/by-temperature/neutral",
      "/colors/by-tone/muted"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/galvanized-steel"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/silver-metallic",
      "/colors/dark-gray",
      "/colors/dark-grey",
      "/colors/ash-gray",
      "/colors/opal",
      "/compare/galvanized-steel-vs-dark-gray",
      "/compare/galvanized-steel-vs-silver-metallic",
      "/harmonies/galvanized-steel",
      "/wcag/galvanized-steel",
      "/css/colors/galvanized-steel",
      "/hex/a9b0b4",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}

Full JSON dataset

{
  "slug": "galvanized-steel",
  "name": "Galvanized Steel",
  "hex": "#A9B0B4",
  "uses": [
    "industrial design",
    "safety systems",
    "hardware palettes"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "utility",
      "visibility",
      "precision"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "transportation",
      "tools",
      "hardware",
      "signage"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "soft wellness palettes"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
  "origin": {
    "type": "common",
    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design, material, cultural, and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "gray",
  "temperature": "neutral",
  "tone": [
    "muted"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
  "tags": [
    "gray",
    "neutral",
    "muted",
    "industrial-design",
    "safety-systems",
    "hardware-palettes",
    "utility",
    "visibility",
    "precision"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
  "rgb": [
    169,
    176,
    180
  ],
  "hsl": [
    202,
    7,
    68
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    6,
    2,
    0,
    29
  ],
  "luminance": 0.4278,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 9.56,
    "white": 2.2
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#B3ACA8",
    "analogous": [
      "#A8B3B2",
      "#A8A9B3"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#B3A8AF",
      "#AFB3A8"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#B2A8B3",
      "#B3ACA8",
      "#A9B3A8"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#B3A8A9",
      "#B3B2A8"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#D9DCDE",
      "#A9B0B4",
      "#778288"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#D9DCDE",
    "dark": "#778288",
    "saturated": "#96B4C5",
    "desaturated": "#ADADAD",
    "pastel": "#EDEDED",
    "neon": "#85D2FF"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-galvanized-steel: #A9B0B4;",
    "utility": ".bg-galvanized-steel { background-color: #A9B0B4; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-galvanized-steel { color: #A9B0B4; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
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    "dark-gray",
    "dark-grey",
    "ash-gray",
    "opal"
  ],
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  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
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    "galvanized-steel-vs-silver-metallic"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
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    "/colors/by-temperature/neutral",
    "/colors/by-tone/muted"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
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    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
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      "/colors/by-temperature/neutral",
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    ],
    "narrower": [
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    ],
    "related": [
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      "/colors/dark-gray",
      "/colors/dark-grey",
      "/colors/ash-gray",
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      "/compare/galvanized-steel-vs-dark-gray",
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      "/wcag/galvanized-steel",
      "/css/colors/galvanized-steel",
      "/hex/a9b0b4",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#000000",
      "#B3ACA8",
      "#A8B3B2",
      "#A8A9B3"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#ADADAD",
      "#D9DCDE"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#D9DCDE",
      "#ADADAD"
    ]
  }
}