What color is #A9BFBF?

#A9BFBF 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 #A9BFBF?

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

What is the complementary color of #A9BFBF?

The complementary color is #BFA9A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9BFBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9BFBF color

#A9BFBF rgb(169, 191, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9BFBF is a light, grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 15% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.89:1).

#A9BFBF color codes

HEX	`#A9BFBF`
RGB	`rgb(169, 191, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 74.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 15%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 12%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.73, -7.47, -2.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.73, 7.89, 198.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.395, 49.457, 56.487)`
Decimal	`11124671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9BFBF, 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 #A9BFBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9BFBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.89:1	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 #A9BFBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9bfbf; }
.text { color: #a9bfbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9bfbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 191 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9bfbf, #a9b4bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A9BFBF?: #A9BFBF 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 #A9BFBF?: The RGB value is 169, 191, 191: 169 red, 191 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9BFBF?: The complementary color is #BFA9A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9BFBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.