What color is #A9B3C8?

#A9B3C8 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 #A9B3C8?

The RGB value is 169, 179, 200: 169 red, 179 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9B3C8?

The complementary color is #C8BEA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9B3C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9B3C8 color

#A9B3C8 rgb(169, 179, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9B3C8 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 70.2% green and 78.4% blue (169, 179, 200).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 22% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#A9B3C8 color codes

HEX	`#A9B3C8`
RGB	`rgb(169, 179, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 70.2%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 22%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 16%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 11%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.79, 0.84, -11.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.79, 11.84, 274.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.905, 44.845, 61.028)`
Decimal	`11121608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9B3C8, 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 #A9B3C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9B3C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	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 #A9B3C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9b3c8; }
.text { color: #a9b3c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9b3c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 179 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9b3c8, #aea9c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A9B3C8?: #A9B3C8 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 #A9B3C8?: The RGB value is 169, 179, 200: 169 red, 179 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9B3C8?: The complementary color is #C8BEA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9B3C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.