What color is #A9B6BC?

#A9B6BC is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9B6BC?

The RGB value is 169, 182, 188: 169 red, 182 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9B6BC?

The complementary color is #BCAFA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9B6BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9B6BC color

#A9B6BC rgb(169, 182, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9B6BC is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 71.4% green and 73.7% blue (169, 182, 188).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 12% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.1:1).

#A9B6BC color codes

HEX	`#A9B6BC`
RGB	`rgb(169, 182, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 71.4%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 12%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 3%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.23, -3.29, -4.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.23, 5.65, 234.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.165, 45.521, 54.132)`
Decimal	`11122364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9B6BC, 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 #A9B6BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9B6BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	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 #A9B6BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9b6bc; }
.text { color: #a9b6bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9b6bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 182 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9b6bc, #a9acbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A9B6BC?: #A9B6BC is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9B6BC?: The RGB value is 169, 182, 188: 169 red, 182 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9B6BC?: The complementary color is #BCAFA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9B6BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.