What color is #A9ADB6?

#A9ADB6 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 #A9ADB6?

The RGB value is 169, 173, 182: 169 red, 173 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9ADB6?

The complementary color is #B6B2A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9ADB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9ADB6 color

#A9ADB6 rgb(169, 173, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9ADB6 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 67.8% green and 71.4% blue (169, 173, 182).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 8% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.34:1).

#A9ADB6 color codes

HEX	`#A9ADB6`
RGB	`rgb(169, 173, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 67.8%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 8%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 7%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 5%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.66, 0.36, -5.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.66, 5.1, 274.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.748, 41.699, 50.202)`
Decimal	`11120054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9ADB6, 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 #A9ADB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9ADB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.34:1	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 #A9ADB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9adb6; }
.text { color: #a9adb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9adb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 173 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9adb6, #aba9b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A9ADB6?: #A9ADB6 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 #A9ADB6?: The RGB value is 169, 173, 182: 169 red, 173 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9ADB6?: The complementary color is #B6B2A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9ADB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.