What color is #A9ACBA?

#A9ACBA 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 #A9ACBA?

The RGB value is 169, 172, 186: 169 red, 172 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9ACBA?

The complementary color is #BAB7A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9ACBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9ACBA color

#A9ACBA rgb(169, 172, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9ACBA is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 67.5% green and 72.9% blue (169, 172, 186).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 11% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.3:1).

#A9ACBA color codes

HEX	`#A9ACBA`
RGB	`rgb(169, 172, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 67.5%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 11%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 9%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 8%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.51, 1.71, -7.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.51, 7.71, 282.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.976, 41.485, 52.346)`
Decimal	`11119802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9ACBA, 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 #A9ACBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9ACBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.3:1	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 #A9ACBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9acba; }
.text { color: #a9acba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9acba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 172 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9acba, #afa9ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A9ACBA?: #A9ACBA 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 #A9ACBA?: The RGB value is 169, 172, 186: 169 red, 172 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9ACBA?: The complementary color is #BAB7A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9ACBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.