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Named color

Galvanized Steel

Galvanized Steel is a muted gray color with HEX #A9B0B4. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 169, 176, 180, HSL 202, 7%, 68%, neutral temperature, and is useful for industrial design, safety systems, and hardware palettes.

#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

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

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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  ],
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    202,
    7,
    68
  ],
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    2,
    0,
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  ],
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  "contrast": {
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  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
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    "#1A1A1A"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
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  ],
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  ],
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    "#A9B0B4",
    "#778288"
  ]
}
Variants
{
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  "dark": "#778288",
  "saturated": "#96B4C5",
  "desaturated": "#ADADAD",
  "pastel": "#EDEDED",
  "neon": "#85D2FF"
}
Pairings
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    "#D9DCDE"
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  ],
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  ],
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    "#ADADAD"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
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    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
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  ],
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    ],
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    ],
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      "soft wellness palettes"
    ]
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Color meaning and use

About Galvanized Steel Color

Galvanized Steel sits in the gray family with neutral temperature and muted visual character. Galvanized Steel is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include utility, visibility, and precision, which makes it relevant for transportation and tools. In design work, Galvanized Steel is most useful for industrial design, safety systems, and hardware palettes, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Gray color familyBrowse named gray colors and compare nearby swatches.Neutral colorsExplore colors with neutral temperature behavior.Muted colorsFind colors with muted visual character.Galvanized Steel accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #A9B0B4.Galvanized Steel CSS utilitiesUse Galvanized Steel in CSS variables and utility classes.#A9B0B4 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Galvanized Steel paletteOpen the generated palette based on Galvanized Steel.Galvanized Steel harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

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

Similar Colors

Silver Metallic#AAA9AD
Dark Gray#A9A9A9
Dark Grey#A9A9A9
Ash Gray#B2BEB5
Opal#A8C3BC

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