What color is #A9BAC0?

#A9BAC0 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 #A9BAC0?

The RGB value is 169, 186, 192: 169 red, 186 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9BAC0?

The complementary color is #C0AFA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9BAC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9BAC0 color

#A9BAC0 rgb(169, 186, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9BAC0 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 72.9% green and 75.3% blue (169, 186, 192).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 15% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Stormy (#B0BCC3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

#A9BAC0 color codes

HEX	`#A9BAC0`
RGB	`rgb(169, 186, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 72.9%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 15%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 12%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 3%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.42, -4.61, -5.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.42, 6.82, 227.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.433, 47.358, 56.712)`
Decimal	`11123392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9BAC0, 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 #A9BAC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9BAC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	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 #A9BAC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9bac0; }
.text { color: #a9bac0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9bac0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 186 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9bac0, #a9aec0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A9BAC0?: #A9BAC0 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 #A9BAC0?: The RGB value is 169, 186, 192: 169 red, 186 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9BAC0?: The complementary color is #C0AFA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9BAC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.