What color is #A9BACF?

#A9BACF is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Supremely Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9BACF?

The RGB value is 169, 186, 207: 169 red, 186 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9BACF?

The complementary color is #CFBEA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9BACF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9BACF color

#A9BACF rgb(169, 186, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9BACF is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 72.9% green and 81.2% blue (169, 186, 207).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 28% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Supremely Cool (#AFBED4), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.61:1).

#A9BACF color codes

HEX	`#A9BACF`
RGB	`rgb(169, 186, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 72.9%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 28%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 18%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 10%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.86, -1.42, -12.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.86, 12.61, 263.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.181, 48.057, 65.915)`
Decimal	`11123407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9BACF, 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 #A9BACF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9BACF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	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 #A9BACF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9bacf; }
.text { color: #a9bacf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9bacf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 186 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9bacf, #aba9cf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A9BACF?: #A9BACF is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Supremely Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9BACF?: The RGB value is 169, 186, 207: 169 red, 186 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9BACF?: The complementary color is #CFBEA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9BACF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.