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#A9AFAA Pigeon

#A9AFAA is a light gray named Pigeon. In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 68.6% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(169, 175, 170)). Its HSL value is 130° hue, 4% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 31% black. #A9AFAA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.40:1.

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Variations of #A9AFAA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#A9AFAA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#A9AFAA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A9AFAA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AEADAA
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AFAEAA
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ADAEAA
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AEADAA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ADAEAA
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A8AFAD
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A9AFAC
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ADADAD
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ACAEAD

#A9AFAA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.23:1 Very poor#A9AFAA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.40:1 Very good#A9AFAA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A9AFAA in CSS

/* Pigeon */
.color { color: #A9AFAA; }
.background { background-color: #A9AFAA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A9AFAA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(169 175 170);
color: hsl(130 4% 67%);
color: oklch(0.748 0.010 150.6);

#A9AFAA FAQ

What color is #A9AFAA?

#A9AFAA is a light gray. Its closest named color is Pigeon. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #A9AFAA?

#A9AFAA is rgb(169, 175, 170) in RGB, hsl(130, 4%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(3%, 0%, 3%, 31%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A9AFAA?

The complementary color of #A9AFAA is #AFA9AE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A9AFAA?

Black text has the best contrast on #A9AFAA: 9.40:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A9AFAA a warm or cool color?

#A9AFAA is a neutral color.