What color is #A9AFC3?

#A9AFC3 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 #A9AFC3?

The RGB value is 169, 175, 195: 169 red, 175 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9AFC3?

The complementary color is #C3BDA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9AFC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9AFC3 color

#A9AFC3 rgb(169, 175, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9AFC3 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 68.6% green and 76.5% blue (169, 175, 195).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 18% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

#A9AFC3 color codes

HEX	`#A9AFC3`
RGB	`rgb(169, 175, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 68.6%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 18%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 13%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 10%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.58, 1.95, -10.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.58, 11.06, 280.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.54, 43.035, 57.737)`
Decimal	`11120579`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9AFC3, 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 #A9AFC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9AFC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	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 #A9AFC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9afc3; }
.text { color: #a9afc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9afc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 175 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9afc3, #b0a9c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A9AFC3?: #A9AFC3 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 #A9AFC3?: The RGB value is 169, 175, 195: 169 red, 175 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9AFC3?: The complementary color is #C3BDA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9AFC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.