What color is #A9B8BB?

#A9B8BB 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 #A9B8BB?

The RGB value is 169, 184, 187: 169 red, 184 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9B8BB?

The complementary color is #BBACA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9B8BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9B8BB color

#A9B8BB rgb(169, 184, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9B8BB is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 72.2% green and 73.3% blue (169, 184, 187).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 12% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.26:1).

#A9B8BB color codes

HEX	`#A9B8BB`
RGB	`rgb(169, 184, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 72.2%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 12%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 10%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 2%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.74, -4.56, -3.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.74, 5.63, 215.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.47, 46.303, 53.704)`
Decimal	`11122875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9B8BB, 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 #A9B8BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9B8BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.26:1	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 #A9B8BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9b8bb; }
.text { color: #a9b8bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9b8bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 184 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9b8bb, #a9afbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A9B8BB?: #A9B8BB 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 #A9B8BB?: The RGB value is 169, 184, 187: 169 red, 184 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9B8BB?: The complementary color is #BBACA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9B8BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.