#A9B2BB#A9B2BB
#A9B2BB is a light, near-neutral cyan. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.016 H 248.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9B2BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 178, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 12%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(210, 10%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.6%, 4.8%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.14, -1.34, -5.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.14, 5.82, 256.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.93% -0.0061 -0.0152) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.93% 0.016 248) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.2503, 43.8632, 53.2973) |
| Luminance | 0.4386 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 3.79
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 3.81
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 5.74
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 6.48
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 6.68
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 7.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9B2BB #BBB2A9
analogous
#A9BBBB #A9B2BB #A9A9BB
triadic
#A9B2BB #BBA9B2 #B2BBA9
tetradic
#A9B2BB #BBA9BB #BBB2A9 #A9BBA9
square
#A9B2BB #BBA9BB #BBB2A9 #A9BBA9
split-complementary
#A9B2BB #BBA9A9 #BBBBA9
monochromatic
#677582 #8793A0 #A9B2BB #CBD1D6 #EDEFF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#A9B2BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.77
#A9B2BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A9B2BB
9.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9B2BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9B2BB | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.77 | 9.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFB2BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADB0BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A5B4B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9b2bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 178, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.016 248.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2c9cf',
500: '#a9b2bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9b2bb; $custom-light: #c2c9cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9b2bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 178,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 210,
"s": 11.688,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75926,
"c": 0.01639,
"h": 248
},
"luminance": 0.43864
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9B2BB
secondary
#E2E0DD
accent
#735096
background
#FBFCFC
surface
#F7F8F9
border
#D0D1D2
text
#121313
muted
#818282