What color is #A9AFBE?

#A9AFBE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9AFBE?

The RGB value is 169, 175, 190: 169 red, 175 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9AFBE?

The complementary color is #BEB8A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9AFBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9AFBE color

#A9AFBE rgb(169, 175, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9AFBE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 68.6% green and 74.5% blue (169, 175, 190).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 14% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.56:1).

#A9AFBE color codes

HEX	`#A9AFBE`
RGB	`rgb(169, 175, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 68.6%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 14%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 8%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.43, 0.9, -8.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.43, 8.41, 276.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.984, 42.812, 54.81)`
Decimal	`11120574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9AFBE, 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 #A9AFBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9AFBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.56:1	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 #A9AFBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9afbe; }
.text { color: #a9afbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9afbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 175 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9afbe, #ada9be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A9AFBE?: #A9AFBE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9AFBE?: The RGB value is 169, 175, 190: 169 red, 175 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9AFBE?: The complementary color is #BEB8A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9AFBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.