What color is #A0BEC9?

#A0BEC9 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Airborne. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0BEC9?

The RGB value is 160, 190, 201: 160 red, 190 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0BEC9?

The complementary color is #C9ABA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0BEC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0BEC9 color

#A0BEC9 rgb(160, 190, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A0BEC9 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 74.5% green and 78.8% blue (160, 190, 201).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 28% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Airborne (#A2C2D0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.7:1).

#A0BEC9 color codes

HEX	`#A0BEC9`
RGB	`rgb(160, 190, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 74.5%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 28%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 20%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 5%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.15, -7.71, -8.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.15, 11.78, 229.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.45, 48.516, 62.322)`
Decimal	`10534601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0BEC9, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A0BEC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0BEC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A0BEC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0bec9; }
.text { color: #a0bec9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0bec9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 190 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0bec9, #a0aac9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #A0BEC9?: #A0BEC9 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Airborne. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0BEC9?: The RGB value is 160, 190, 201: 160 red, 190 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0BEC9?: The complementary color is #C9ABA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0BEC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.