What color is #A9A6BE?

#A9A6BE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9A6BE?

The RGB value is 169, 166, 190: 169 red, 166 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9A6BE?

The complementary color is #BBBEA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9A6BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9A6BE color

#A9A6BE rgb(169, 166, 190)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A9A6BE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 65.1% green and 74.5% blue (169, 166, 190).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 16% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.89:1).

#A9A6BE color codes

HEX	`#A9A6BE`
RGB	`rgb(169, 166, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 65.1%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 16%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 13%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 13%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.06, 5.84, -11.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.06, 13.25, 296.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.291, 39.425, 54.245)`
Decimal	`11118270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9A6BE, 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 #A9A6BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9A6BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.89:1	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 #A9A6BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9a6be; }
.text { color: #a9a6be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9a6be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 166 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9a6be, #b5a6be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A9A6BE?: #A9A6BE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9A6BE?: The RGB value is 169, 166, 190: 169 red, 166 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9A6BE?: The complementary color is #BBBEA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9A6BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.