What color is #A9B8B7?

#A9B8B7 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9B8B7?

The RGB value is 169, 184, 183: 169 red, 184 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9B8B7?

The complementary color is #B8A9AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9B8B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9B8B7 color

#A9B8B7 rgb(169, 184, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9B8B7 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 72.2% green and 71.8% blue (169, 184, 183).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 10% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.23:1).

#A9B8B7 color codes

HEX	`#A9B8B7`
RGB	`rgb(169, 184, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 72.2%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 10%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 8%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 1%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.63, -5.36, -1.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.63, 5.51, 193.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.048, 46.134, 51.48)`
Decimal	`11122871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9B8B7, 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 #A9B8B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9B8B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.23:1	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 #A9B8B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9b8b7; }
.text { color: #a9b8b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9b8b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 184 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9b8b7, #a9b2b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A9B8B7?: #A9B8B7 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9B8B7?: The RGB value is 169, 184, 183: 169 red, 184 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9B8B7?: The complementary color is #B8A9AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9B8B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.