What color is #A9BEBF?

#A9BEBF 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 #A9BEBF?

The RGB value is 169, 190, 191: 169 red, 190 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9BEBF?

The complementary color is #BFAAA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9BEBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9BEBF color

#A9BEBF rgb(169, 190, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9BEBF is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 74.5% green and 74.9% blue (169, 190, 191).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 15% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.8:1).

#A9BEBF color codes

HEX	`#A9BEBF`
RGB	`rgb(169, 190, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 74.5%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 15%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 12%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 1%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.47, -6.94, -2.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.47, 7.53, 202.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.177, 49.023, 56.415)`
Decimal	`11124415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9BEBF, 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 #A9BEBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9BEBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.8:1	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 #A9BEBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9bebf; }
.text { color: #a9bebf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9bebf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 190 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9bebf, #a9b3bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A9BEBF?: #A9BEBF 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 #A9BEBF?: The RGB value is 169, 190, 191: 169 red, 190 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9BEBF?: The complementary color is #BFAAA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9BEBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.