#A9BCBC Color

#A9BCBC is rgb(169, 188, 188) in RGB, hsl(180, 12%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 0%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Opal (#A8C3BC), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A9BCBC

HEX#A9BCBC

RGBrgb(169, 188, 188)

HSLhsl(180, 12%, 70%)

HSVhsv(180, 10%, 74%)

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

OKLCHoklch(78.1% 0.021 196.7)

LABlab(74.78% -6.75 -2.34)

LCHlch(74.78% 7.14 199.12)

What #A9BCBC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A9BCBC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Opal#A8C3BCΔE 4.95 Ash Gray#B2BEB5ΔE 5.63 Pastel Blue#AEC6CFΔE 6.16 Silver Sand#BFC1C2ΔE 7.11 Silver Foil#AFB1AEΔE 7.23 Philippine Silver#B3B3B3ΔE 7.38

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#A9BCBC Channel Values

How #A9BCBC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 169 · G 188 · B 188	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 180° · S 12% · L 70%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 180° · S 10% · V 74%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 10% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 26%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.98:1 vs white · 10.61:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A9BCBC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text10.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A9BCBC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A9BCBC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #A9BCBC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #A9BCBC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A9BCBC

Protanopia#B9B9BC

Protanomaly#B3BABC

Deuteranopia#B6B6BC

Deuteranomaly#B1B8BC

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Tritanomaly#A9BCBC

Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

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Using #A9BCBC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a9bcbc: #A9BCBC;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A9BCBC;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a9bcbc': '#A9BCBC' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 0.737, blue: 0.737)

Android XML<color name="color_a9bcbc">#A9BCBC</color>

SVG fillfill="#A9BCBC"

More Teal Colors

#A9BCBC sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#A9BCBC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A9BCBC?

#A9BCBC is a light teal — rgb(169, 188, 188) in RGB and hsl(180, 12%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Opal (#A8C3BC), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.95.

What is the RGB value of #A9BCBC?

#A9BCBC is rgb(169, 188, 188) — red 169, green 188, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A9BCBC?

#A9BCBC converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 0%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A9BCBC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A9BCBC scores 1.98:1 against white and 10.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A9BCBC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A9BCBC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is silver (#C0C0C0) at a CIE76 distance of 7.72, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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