What color is #A9B3C5?

#A9B3C5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9B3C5?

The RGB value is 169, 179, 197: 169 red, 179 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9B3C5?

The complementary color is #C5BBA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9B3C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9B3C5 color

#A9B3C5 rgb(169, 179, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9B3C5 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 70.2% green and 77.3% blue (169, 179, 197).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 19% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

#A9B3C5 color codes

HEX	`#A9B3C5`
RGB	`rgb(169, 179, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 70.2%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 19%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 14%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 9%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.7, 0.2, -10.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.7, 10.31, 271.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.558, 44.706, 59.199)`
Decimal	`11121605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9B3C5, 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 #A9B3C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9B3C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	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 #A9B3C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9b3c5; }
.text { color: #a9b3c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9b3c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 179 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9b3c5, #ada9c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A9B3C5?: #A9B3C5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9B3C5?: The RGB value is 169, 179, 197: 169 red, 179 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9B3C5?: The complementary color is #C5BBA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9B3C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.