A9BFBB

#A9BFBB closest to Wild Life

#A9BFBB is a light gray; the closest named color is Wild Life. In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 74.9% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(169, 191, 187)). Its HSL value is 169° hue, 15% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black. #A9BFBB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.86:1.

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Variations of #A9BFBB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#A9BFBB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#A9BFBB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A9BFBB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B8B9BB
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDBCBB
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8BDBB
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B8B9BB
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B4BBBB
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A4C0BE
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A7BFBC
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BABABA
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B6BBBA

#A9BFBB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.93:1 Very poor#A9BFBB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.86:1 Very good#A9BFBB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A9BFBB in CSS

/* Wild Life */
.color { color: #A9BFBB; }
.background { background-color: #A9BFBB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A9BFBB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(169 191 187);
color: hsl(169 15% 71%);
color: oklch(0.787 0.025 183.6);

#A9BFBB FAQ

What color is #A9BFBB?

#A9BFBB is a light gray. Its closest named color is Wild Life. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #A9BFBB?

#A9BFBB is rgb(169, 191, 187) in RGB, hsl(169, 15%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(12%, 0%, 2%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A9BFBB?

The complementary color of #A9BFBB is #BFA9AD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A9BFBB?

Black text has the best contrast on #A9BFBB: 10.86:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A9BFBB a warm or cool color?

#A9BFBB is a neutral color.