#A9A9BC Color

#A9A9BC is rgb(169, 169, 188) in RGB and hsl(240, 12%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A9A9BC

HEX#A9A9BC

RGBrgb(169, 169, 188)

HSLhsl(240, 12%, 70%)

HSVhsv(240, 10%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(74.1% 0.027 285.7)

CMYKcmyk(10%, 10%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A9A9BC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.31:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.09:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A9A9BC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A9A9BC Complementary#BCBCA9 Analogous#A9B3BC Analogous#B3A9BC Triadic#BCA9A9 Triadic#A9BCA9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A9A9BC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B5B5C5 #C0C0CE #CCCCD7 #D7D7E0 #E2E2E9 #EEEEF2

Shades

#9090A7 #737391 #5E5E78 #48485B #343442 #1D1D25

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