What color is #A9BBAE?

#A9BBAE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9BBAE?

The RGB value is 169, 187, 174: 169 red, 187 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9BBAE?

The complementary color is #BBA9B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9BBAE?

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.

#A9BBAE color

#A9BBAE rgb(169, 187, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9BBAE is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 73.3% green and 68.2% blue (169, 187, 174).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 12% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A9BBAE color codes

HEX	`#A9BBAE`
RGB	`rgb(169, 187, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 73.3%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 12%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 10%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 7%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.21, -8.69, 4.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.21, 9.78, 152.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.771, 47.031, 46.913)`
Decimal	`11123630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9BBAE, 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 #A9BBAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9BBAE 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 #A9BBAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9bbae; }
.text { color: #a9bbae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9bbae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 187 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9bbae, #a9bbb7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A9BBAE?: #A9BBAE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9BBAE?: The RGB value is 169, 187, 174: 169 red, 187 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9BBAE?: The complementary color is #BBA9B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9BBAE?: 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.