What color is #A9B9C2?

#A9B9C2 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 #A9B9C2?

The RGB value is 169, 185, 194: 169 red, 185 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9B9C2?

The complementary color is #C2B2A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9B9C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9B9C2 color

#A9B9C2 rgb(169, 185, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9B9C2 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 72.5% green and 76.1% blue (169, 185, 194).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 17% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Stormy (#B0BCC3), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.41:1).

#A9B9C2 color codes

HEX	`#A9B9C2`
RGB	`rgb(169, 185, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 72.5%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 17%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 13%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 5%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.21, -3.66, -6.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.21, 7.4, 240.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.446, 47.027, 57.817)`
Decimal	`11123138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9B9C2, 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 #A9B9C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9B9C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.41:1	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 #A9B9C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9b9c2; }
.text { color: #a9b9c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9b9c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 185 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9b9c2, #a9acc2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A9B9C2?: #A9B9C2 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 #A9B9C2?: The RGB value is 169, 185, 194: 169 red, 185 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9B9C2?: The complementary color is #C2B2A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9B9C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.