All About Color #A9BCB9

#A9BCB9

About #A9BCB9

#A9BCB9 is a light cyan color with the hex code #A9BCB9. In RGB it is red 169, green 188, blue 185; in HSL it is hue 171°, saturation 12%, lightness 70%; in CMYK it is 10%, 0%, 2%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 1.98:1 on white and 10.58:1 on black.

#A9BCB9 Color Conversion

Hex tripletA9, BC, B9
CMYK10.11%, 0.00%, 1.60%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal169, 188, 185
HSL171°, 12%, 70%
RGB Octal251, 274, 271
HSV (HSB)170.53°, 10.11%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10101001, 10111100, 10111001
CIE-L*AB74.76, -7.09, -0.71
RGB Percent66.27%, 73.73%, 72.55%
CIE-L*CH74.76, 7.12, 185.73
XYZ43.10, 47.90, 52.87
CIE-L*UV74.76, -10.19, 0.16
xyY0.30, 0.33, 47.90
Hunter-Lab69.21, -9.96, 3.16
RYB66.27%, 70.32%, 73.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A9BCB9 on a dark background: contrast 10.58:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A9BCB9 on a light background: contrast 1.98:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A9BCB9, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A9BCB9 · #DDE4E3 · #76938F · #BCA9AC · #E4DDDE

Analogous palette

#ACBCA9 · #A9BCB0 · #A9BCB9 · #A9B5BC · #A9ACBC

Triadic palette

#A9BCB9 · #B9A9BC · #BCB9A9 · #DDE4E3 · #E3DDE4

Tetradic palette

#A9BCB9 · #B0A9BC · #BCA9AC · #B5BCA9 · #76938F

Monochromatic palette

#5A726F · #7E9A96 · #A9BCB9 · #D4DDDC · #F1F4F3

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