What color is #A9BEC7?

#A9BEC7 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9BEC7?

The RGB value is 169, 190, 199: 169 red, 190 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9BEC7?

The complementary color is #C7B2A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9BEC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9BEC7 color

#A9BEC7 rgb(169, 190, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9BEC7 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 74.5% green and 78% blue (169, 190, 199).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 21% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Stormy (#B0BCC3), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.88:1).

#A9BEC7 color codes

HEX	`#A9BEC7`
RGB	`rgb(169, 190, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 74.5%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 21%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 15%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 5%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.69, -5.28, -6.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.69, 8.73, 232.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.082, 49.384, 61.179)`
Decimal	`11124423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9BEC7, 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 #A9BEC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9BEC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.88:1	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 #A9BEC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9bec7; }
.text { color: #a9bec7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9bec7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 190 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9bec7, #a9afc7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #A9BEC7?: #A9BEC7 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9BEC7?: The RGB value is 169, 190, 199: 169 red, 190 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9BEC7?: The complementary color is #C7B2A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9BEC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.