What color is #A9A7BC?

#A9A7BC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9A7BC?

The RGB value is 169, 167, 188: 169 red, 167 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9A7BC?

The complementary color is #BABCA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9A7BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9A7BC color

#A9A7BC rgb(169, 167, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9A7BC is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 65.5% green and 73.7% blue (169, 167, 188).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 14% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.94:1).

#A9A7BC color codes

HEX	`#A9A7BC`
RGB	`rgb(169, 167, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 65.5%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 14%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 11%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 11%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.26, 4.87, -10.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.26, 11.57, 294.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.256, 39.703, 53.163)`
Decimal	`11118524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9A7BC, 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 #A9A7BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9A7BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.94:1	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 #A9A7BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9a7bc; }
.text { color: #a9a7bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9a7bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 167 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9a7bc, #b3a7bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A9A7BC?: #A9A7BC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9A7BC?: The RGB value is 169, 167, 188: 169 red, 167 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9A7BC?: The complementary color is #BABCA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9A7BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.