What color is #A9BCAF?

#A9BCAF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9BCAF?

The RGB value is 169, 188, 175: 169 red, 188 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9BCAF?

The complementary color is #BCA9B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9BCAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9BCAF color

#A9BCAF rgb(169, 188, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9BCAF is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 73.7% green and 68.6% blue (169, 188, 175).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 12% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.5:1).

#A9BCAF color codes

HEX	`#A9BCAF`
RGB	`rgb(169, 188, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 73.7%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 12%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 7%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.51, -9.03, 4.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.51, 10.03, 154.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.082, 47.496, 47.5)`
Decimal	`11123887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9BCAF, 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 #A9BCAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9BCAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.5:1	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 #A9BCAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9bcaf; }
.text { color: #a9bcaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9bcaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 188 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9bcaf, #a9bcb8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A9BCAF?: #A9BCAF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9BCAF?: The RGB value is 169, 188, 175: 169 red, 188 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9BCAF?: The complementary color is #BCA9B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9BCAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.