#a9b0bc

Color #a9b0bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.35 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a9b0bc

RGB

rgb(169, 176, 188)

HSL

hsl(217.9, 12.4%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.9, 10.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.1%, 6.4%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(71.63, -0.05, -6.95)

LCH

lch(71.63, 6.95, 269.59)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.0189, 261.48)

HWB

hwb(217.9, 66.3%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcb5a9

Analogous

#a9b9bc

#a9b0bc

#aca9bc

Triadic

#a9b0bc

#bca9b0

#b0bca9

Split-complementary

#a9b0bc

#bcaca9

#b9bca9

Tetradic

#a9b0bc

#b5a9bc

#bcb5a9

#b0bca9

Square

#a9b0bc

#bca9b9

#bcb5a9

#a9bcac

Shades

Color #a9b0bc mixed toward black.

#8891a2

#687386

#4e5664

#343a43

#1a1d21

Tints

Color #a9b0bc mixed toward white.

#b7bdc7

#c6cad2

#d4d8dd

#e2e5e9

#f1f2f4

Tones

Color #a9b0bc mixed toward gray.

#abb0ba

#acb1b9

#aeb1b7

#afb2b6

#b1b2b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacb9 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#acabb9 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#a9b7b6 · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9b0bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9b0bc]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a9b0bc (#a9b0bc) is rgb(169, 176, 188) in RGB.

No, #a9b0bc is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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