What color is #A9BCA6?

#A9BCA6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9BCA6?

The RGB value is 169, 188, 166: 169 red, 188 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9BCA6?

The complementary color is #B9A6BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9BCA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9BCA6 color

#A9BCA6 rgb(169, 188, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #A9BCA6 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 73.7% green and 65.1% blue (169, 188, 166).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 14% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.43:1).

#A9BCA6 color codes

HEX	`#A9BCA6`
RGB	`rgb(169, 188, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 73.7%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 14%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 12%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 12%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.29, -10.69, 8.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.29, 13.93, 140.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.227, 47.154, 42.999)`
Decimal	`11123878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9BCA6, 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 #A9BCA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9BCA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.43:1	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 #A9BCA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9bca6; }
.text { color: #a9bca6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9bca6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 188 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9bca6, #a6bcae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A9BCA6?: #A9BCA6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9BCA6?: The RGB value is 169, 188, 166: 169 red, 188 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9BCA6?: The complementary color is #B9A6BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9BCA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.