HEX atlas value

#A9B0B4

#A9B0B4 is a neutral gray HEX color close to Galvanized Steel. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 169, 176, 180, HSL 202, 7%, 68%, has luminance 0.4278, and belongs to the muted group.

gray neutral muted

#A9B0B4 Sample readable text

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

--color-a9b0b4: #A9B0B4;
.background-a9b0b4 { background-color: #A9B0B4; }
.text-a9b0b4 { color: #A9B0B4; }

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"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.56,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.2,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D9DCDE","hex":"#D9DCDE","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.24,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.93,"contrastWhite":1.92,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A8B3B2","hex":"#A8B3B2","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.76,"contrastWhite":2.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#96B4C5","hex":"#96B4C5","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.63,"contrastWhite":2.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B3ACA8","hex":"#B3ACA8","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.38,"contrastWhite":2.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["neutral gray","muted","muted gray","Galvanized Steel adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","neutral UI systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a9b0b4.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/galvanized-steel.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/silver-metallic.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-gray.json"]}

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"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"galvanized-steel","name":"Galvanized Steel","hex":"#A9B0B4","distance":0},{"slug":"silver-metallic","name":"Silver Metallic","hex":"#AAA9AD","distance":9.9498743710662},{"slug":"dark-gray","name":"Dark Gray","hex":"#A9A9A9","distance":13.038404810405298},{"slug":"dark-grey","name":"Dark Grey","hex":"#A9A9A9","distance":13.038404810405298},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":16.673332000533065}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A9B0B4

#A9B0B4 is classified as a neutral gray value with muted visual character. #A9B0B4 is visually closest to Galvanized Steel, a named gray color with HEX #A9B0B4.

The RGB channels are 169, 176, and 180, with blue carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 202deg with 7% saturation and 68% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.4278, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.56:1AA Pass

White text2.2:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A9B0B4 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.56:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.2:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D9DCDE#000000 text · best 15.24:1#D9DCDE

Ash Gray#000000 text · best 10.93:1#B2BEB5

#A8B3B2#000000 text · best 9.76:1#A8B3B2

#96B4C5#000000 text · best 9.63:1#96B4C5

#B3ACA8#000000 text · best 9.38:1#B3ACA8

Generated Palette

Galvanized Steel#A9B0B4

#B3ACA8#B3ACA8

#A8B3B2#A8B3B2

#A8A9B3#A8A9B3

#D9DCDE#D9DCDE

#778288#778288

Color Harmonies

#B3ACA8#B3ACA8

#A8B3B2#A8B3B2

#A8A9B3#A8A9B3

#B3A8AF#B3A8AF

#AFB3A8#AFB3A8

Variants

#D9DCDE#D9DCDE

#778288#778288

#96B4C5#96B4C5

#ADADAD#ADADAD

#EDEDED#EDEDED

#85D2FF#85D2FF

Nearest Named Colors

Galvanized Steel#A9B0B4

Silver Metallic#AAA9AD

Dark Gray#A9A9A9

Dark Grey#A9A9A9

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

#A9B0B4

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A9B0B4

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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