What color is #A9A8BF?

#A9A8BF 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 #A9A8BF?

The RGB value is 169, 168, 191: 169 red, 168 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9A8BF?

The complementary color is #BEBFA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9A8BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9A8BF color

#A9A8BF rgb(169, 168, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9A8BF is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 65.9% green and 74.9% blue (169, 168, 191).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 15% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#A9A8BF color codes

HEX	`#A9A8BF`
RGB	`rgb(169, 168, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 65.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 15%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 12%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 12%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.61, 4.94, -11.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.61, 12.63, 293.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.767, 40.202, 54.945)`
Decimal	`11118783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9A8BF, 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 #A9A8BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9A8BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	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 #A9A8BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9a8bf; }
.text { color: #a9a8bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9a8bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 168 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9a8bf, #b4a8bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A9A8BF?: #A9A8BF 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 #A9A8BF?: The RGB value is 169, 168, 191: 169 red, 168 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9A8BF?: The complementary color is #BEBFA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9A8BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.