What color is #A9B0CA?

#A9B0CA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9B0CA?

The RGB value is 169, 176, 202: 169 red, 176 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9B0CA?

The complementary color is #CAC3A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9B0CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9B0CA color

#A9B0CA rgb(169, 176, 202)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A9B0CA is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 69% green and 79.2% blue (169, 176, 202).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 24% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Over the Moon (#ABB8D5), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#A9B0CA color codes

HEX	`#A9B0CA`
RGB	`rgb(169, 176, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 69%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 24%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 16%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 13%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.06, 2.91, -14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.06, 14.3, 281.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.546, 43.749, 62.069)`
Decimal	`11120842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9B0CA, 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 #A9B0CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9B0CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	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 #A9B0CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9b0ca; }
.text { color: #a9b0ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9b0ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 176 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9b0ca, #b2a9ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A9B0CA?: #A9B0CA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9B0CA?: The RGB value is 169, 176, 202: 169 red, 176 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9B0CA?: The complementary color is #CAC3A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9B0CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.