What color is #A4B9C3?

#A4B9C3 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4B9C3?

The RGB value is 164, 185, 195: 164 red, 185 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4B9C3?

The complementary color is #C3AEA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4B9C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4B9C3 color

#A4B9C3 rgb(164, 185, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4B9C3 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 72.5% green and 76.5% blue (164, 185, 195).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 21% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.31:1).

#A4B9C3 color codes

HEX	`#A4B9C3`
RGB	`rgb(164, 185, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 72.5%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 21%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 16%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 5%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.89, -5.08, -7.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.89, 9.05, 235.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.507, 46.53, 58.361)`
Decimal	`10795459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4B9C3, 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 #A4B9C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4B9C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.31:1	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 #A4B9C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4b9c3; }
.text { color: #a4b9c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4b9c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 185 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4b9c3, #a4a9c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A4B9C3?: #A4B9C3 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4B9C3?: The RGB value is 164, 185, 195: 164 red, 185 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4B9C3?: The complementary color is #C3AEA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4B9C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.