What color is #A9BEBC?

#A9BEBC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9BEBC?

The RGB value is 169, 190, 188: 169 red, 190 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9BEBC?

The complementary color is #BEA9AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9BEBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9BEBC color

#A9BEBC rgb(169, 190, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9BEBC is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 74.5% green and 73.7% blue (169, 190, 188).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 14% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.78:1).

#A9BEBC color codes

HEX	`#A9BEBC`
RGB	`rgb(169, 190, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 74.5%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 14%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 1%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.38, -7.55, -1.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.38, 7.68, 190.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.851, 48.892, 54.694)`
Decimal	`11124412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9BEBC, 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 #A9BEBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9BEBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.78:1	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 #A9BEBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9bebc; }
.text { color: #a9bebc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9bebc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 190 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9bebc, #a9b5be); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A9BEBC?: #A9BEBC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9BEBC?: The RGB value is 169, 190, 188: 169 red, 190 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9BEBC?: The complementary color is #BEA9AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9BEBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.