Aluminium Color
Aluminium is a gray color with hex code #A9ACB6. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with aluminium, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Aluminium Color Values
What Does Aluminium Mean?
Aluminium belongs to the gray family of colors. Gray settles arguments between colors. Practical, quiet, and hard to date-stamp, it lets brighter hues carry the personality while providing structure. Warm grays cozy a room up; cool grays keep it businesslike. Aluminium sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Aluminium is classified as a gray (nearest centroid: light bluish gray, #B4BCC0).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Aluminium
Aluminium and #B6B3AA are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #AAB3B6 and #ADAAB6, which sit beside aluminium on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair aluminium with triadic partners #B6AAAD and #ADB6AA. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Spun Pearl —
#AAABB7(Delta E 1) - Grey Chateau —
#A2AAB3(Delta E 2) - Bombay —
#AFB1B8(Delta E 2) - Hit Grey —
#A1ADB5(Delta E 4) - Gull Grey —
#9DACB7(Delta E 4)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #A9ACB6; }
.background { background-color: #A9ACB6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #A9ACB6; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #A9ACB640; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for aluminium?
Aluminium has the hex code #A9ACB6. In RGB notation it is rgb(169, 172, 182), in HSL it is hsl(226, 8%, 69%), and its OKLCH value is 0.745, 0.015, 272.6.
What does the color aluminium mean?
Gray-family colors like aluminium carry distinct psychological associations. Aluminium belongs to the gray family of colors. Gray settles arguments between colors. Practical, quiet, and hard to date-stamp, it lets brighter hues carry the personality while providing structure. Warm grays cozy a room up; cool grays keep it businesslike. Aluminium sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with aluminium?
Aluminium has three easy routes: its complement #B6B3AA for punch, its neighbors #AAB3B6 and #ADAAB6 for something calmer, or triadic partners #B6AAAD and #ADB6AA when you want energy.
Is aluminium a standard web color?
No — Aluminium is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #A9ACB6 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make aluminium lighter or darker?
To lighten aluminium, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F1F2F3 (lightest tint) to #1C1D21 (darkest shade).
About Aluminium
Aluminium is classified as a Gray in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Gray hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #A9ACB6 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.