What color is #A9B8BA?

#A9B8BA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9B8BA?

The RGB value is 169, 184, 186: 169 red, 184 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9B8BA?

The complementary color is #BAABA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9B8BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9B8BA color

#A9B8BA rgb(169, 184, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9B8BA is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 72.2% green and 72.9% blue (169, 184, 186).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 11% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.25:1).

#A9B8BA color codes

HEX	`#A9B8BA`
RGB	`rgb(169, 184, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 72.2%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 11%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 9%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 1%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.71, -4.77, -2.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.71, 5.52, 210.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.364, 46.261, 53.142)`
Decimal	`11122874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9B8BA, 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 #A9B8BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9B8BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.25:1	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 #A9B8BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9b8ba; }
.text { color: #a9b8ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9b8ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 184 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9b8ba, #a9b0ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A9B8BA?: #A9B8BA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9B8BA?: The RGB value is 169, 184, 186: 169 red, 184 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9B8BA?: The complementary color is #BAABA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9B8BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.