What color is #A9BCB5?

#A9BCB5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9BCB5?

The RGB value is 169, 188, 181: 169 red, 188 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9BCB5?

The complementary color is #BCA9B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9BCB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9BCB5 color

#A9BCB5 rgb(169, 188, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9BCB5 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 73.7% green and 71% blue (169, 188, 181).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 12% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#A9BCB5 color codes

HEX	`#A9BCB5`
RGB	`rgb(169, 188, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 73.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 12%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 4%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.66, -7.88, 1.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.66, 7.99, 170.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.684, 47.737, 50.672)`
Decimal	`11123893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9BCB5, 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 #A9BCB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9BCB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	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 #A9BCB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9bcb5; }
.text { color: #a9bcb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9bcb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 188 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9bcb5, #a9babc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A9BCB5?: #A9BCB5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9BCB5?: The RGB value is 169, 188, 181: 169 red, 188 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9BCB5?: The complementary color is #BCA9B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9BCB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.