What color is #A9BDC1?

#A9BDC1 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9BDC1?

The RGB value is 169, 189, 193: 169 red, 189 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9BDC1?

The complementary color is #C1ADA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9BDC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9BDC1 color

#A9BDC1 rgb(169, 189, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9BDC1 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 74.1% green and 75.7% blue (169, 189, 193).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 16% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

#A9BDC1 color codes

HEX	`#A9BDC1`
RGB	`rgb(169, 189, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 74.1%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 16%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 12%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 2%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.25, -6, -4.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.25, 7.4, 215.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.183, 48.68, 57.51)`
Decimal	`11124161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9BDC1, 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 #A9BDC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9BDC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	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 #A9BDC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9bdc1; }
.text { color: #a9bdc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9bdc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 189 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9bdc1, #a9b1c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A9BDC1?: #A9BDC1 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9BDC1?: The RGB value is 169, 189, 193: 169 red, 189 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9BDC1?: The complementary color is #C1ADA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9BDC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.