What color is #A9ABBF?

#A9ABBF 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 #A9ABBF?

The RGB value is 169, 171, 191: 169 red, 171 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9ABBF?

The complementary color is #BFBDA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9ABBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9ABBF color

#A9ABBF rgb(169, 171, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9ABBF is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 67.1% green and 74.9% blue (169, 171, 191).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 15% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.26:1).

#A9ABBF color codes

HEX	`#A9ABBF`
RGB	`rgb(169, 171, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 67.1%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 15%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 12%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 10%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.4, 3.29, -10.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.4, 10.95, 287.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.327, 41.322, 55.131)`
Decimal	`11119551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9ABBF, 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 #A9ABBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9ABBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	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 #A9ABBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9abbf; }
.text { color: #a9abbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9abbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 171 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9abbf, #b2a9bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A9ABBF?: #A9ABBF 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 #A9ABBF?: The RGB value is 169, 171, 191: 169 red, 171 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9ABBF?: The complementary color is #BFBDA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9ABBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.