All About Color #A9BCBC

#A9BCBC

About #A9BCBC

#A9BCBC is a light cyan color with the hex code #A9BCBC. In RGB it is red 169, green 188, blue 188; in HSL it is hue 180°, saturation 12%, lightness 70%; in CMYK it is 10%, 0%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 1.98:1 on white and 10.61:1 on black.

#A9BCBC Color Conversion

Hex tripletA9, BC, BC
CMYK10.11%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal169, 188, 188
HSL180°, 12%, 70%
RGB Octal251, 274, 274
HSV (HSB)180.00°, 10.11%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10101001, 10111100, 10111100
CIE-L*AB74.85, -6.48, -2.22
RGB Percent66.27%, 73.73%, 73.73%
CIE-L*CH74.85, 6.86, 198.94
XYZ43.42, 48.03, 54.56
CIE-L*UV74.85, -10.29, -2.22
xyY0.30, 0.33, 48.03
Hunter-Lab69.31, -9.45, 1.84
RYB66.27%, 70.00%, 73.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A9BCBC on a dark background: contrast 10.61:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A9BCBC on a light background: contrast 1.98:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A9BCBC, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A9BCBC · #DDE4E4 · #769393 · #BCA9A9 · #E4DDDD

Analogous palette

#A9BCA9 · #A9BCB3 · #A9BCBC · #A9B3BC · #A9A9BC

Triadic palette

#A9BCBC · #BCA9BC · #BCBCA9 · #DDE4E4 · #E4DDE4

Tetradic palette

#A9BCBC · #B3A9BC · #BCA9A9 · #B3BCA9 · #769393

Monochromatic palette

#5A7272 · #7E9A9A · #A9BCBC · #D4DDDD · #F1F4F4

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