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Colour

#A9BDBD

  • #A9BDBD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Silver

#A9BDBD is a cyan with RGB values 169, 189, 189 and HSL 180°, 13%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#A9BDBD#A9BDBD
HEX#A9BDBD
RGBrgb(169, 189, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.7412, 0.7412
RGB percentages66.3%, 74.1%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(180, 13.2%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 10.6%, 74.1%)
CMYK10.6%, 0%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,124,157
CSS custom property--colour: #A9BDBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.7:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#564242

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BABBBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6B8BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A3BEBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 7.6Dark grey · ΔE 9.3Light grey · ΔE 11.9Light blue · ΔE 13.2Powder blue · ΔE 14.4Light steelblue · ΔE 14.4
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 7.64, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDA9A9
Analogous#A9BDB3, #A9B3BD
Triadic#BDA9BD, #BDBDA9
Split complementary#BDA9B3, #BDB3A9
Tetradic#B3A9BD, #BDA9A9, #B3BDA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3E9E9
Lighter +10%#C6D3D3
Darker −10%#8CA7A7
Darker −20%#6F9191
Darker −30%#597474
Darker −40%#435757
More saturated +25%#96D0D0
Less saturated −25%#B3B3B3

Channel breakdown

R169
G189
B189
Red169 (66.3%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)13.16%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR A9 · G BD · B BD

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