#A9B5BC Color

#A9B5BC is rgb(169, 181, 188) in RGB and hsl(202, 12%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A9B5BC

HEX#A9B5BC

RGBrgb(169, 181, 188)

HSLhsl(202, 12%, 70%)

HSVhsv(202, 10%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(76.6% 0.017 233.1)

CMYKcmyk(10%, 4%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A9B5BC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

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

TextBlack text10.02:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A9B5BC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A9B5BC Complementary#BCB0A9 Analogous#A9BCB9 Analogous#A9ACBC Triadic#BCA9B5 Triadic#B5BCA9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A9B5BC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B5BFC5 #C0C9CE #CCD3D7 #D7DCE0 #E2E6E9 #EEF0F2

Shades

#909FA7 #738691 #5E6F78 #48545B #343D42 #1D2225

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