What color is #A9B5BC?

#A9B5BC is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9B5BC?

The RGB value is 169, 181, 188: 169 red, 181 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9B5BC?

The complementary color is #BCB0A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9B5BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9B5BC color

#A9B5BC rgb(169, 181, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9B5BC is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 71% green and 73.7% blue (169, 181, 188).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 12% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Stormy (#B0BCC3), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#A9B5BC color codes

HEX	`#A9B5BC`
RGB	`rgb(169, 181, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 71%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 12%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 4%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.97, -2.75, -4.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.97, 5.69, 241.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.961, 45.113, 54.064)`
Decimal	`11122108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9B5BC, 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 #A9B5BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9B5BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	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 #A9B5BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9b5bc; }
.text { color: #a9b5bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9b5bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 181 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9b5bc, #a9abbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A9B5BC?: #A9B5BC is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9B5BC?: The RGB value is 169, 181, 188: 169 red, 181 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9B5BC?: The complementary color is #BCB0A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9B5BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.