What color is #A9B4BE?

#A9B4BE is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9B4BE?

The RGB value is 169, 180, 190: 169 red, 180 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9B4BE?

The complementary color is #BEB3A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9B4BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9B4BE color

#A9B4BE rgb(169, 180, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9B4BE is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 70.6% green and 74.5% blue (169, 180, 190).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 14% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Time (#9FAFBD), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

#A9B4BE color codes

HEX	`#A9B4BE`
RGB	`rgb(169, 180, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 70.6%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 14%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 5%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.76, -1.81, -6.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.76, 6.64, 254.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.976, 44.795, 55.14)`
Decimal	`11121854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9B4BE, 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 #A9B4BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9B4BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	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 #A9B4BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9b4be; }
.text { color: #a9b4be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9b4be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 180 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9b4be, #a9a9be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A9B4BE?: #A9B4BE is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9B4BE?: The RGB value is 169, 180, 190: 169 red, 180 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9B4BE?: The complementary color is #BEB3A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9B4BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.