Recognised as Colour
#A9BCB7
- #A9BCB7
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#A9BCB7 is a cyan with RGB values 169, 188, 183 and HSL 164°, 12%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#A9BCB7#A9BCB7
HEX#A9BCB7
RGBrgb(169, 188, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.7373, 0.7176
RGB percentages66.3%, 73.7%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(164.2, 12.4%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.2, 10.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK10.1%, 0%, 2.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,123,895
CSS custom property--colour: #A9BCB7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.56:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#564348
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCA9AE
Analogous#A9BCAD, #A9B7BC
Triadic#B7A9BC, #BCB7A9
Split complementary#BCA9B7, #BCADA9
Tetradic#ADA9BC, #BCA9AE, #B7BCA9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G188
B183
Red169 (66.3%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue164.21°
Saturation (HSL)12.42%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G BC · B B7
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