What color is #9AC2CA?

#9AC2CA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aquatic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AC2CA?

The RGB value is 154, 194, 202: 154 red, 194 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AC2CA?

The complementary color is #CAA29A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AC2CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AC2CA color

#9AC2CA rgb(154, 194, 202)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9AC2CA is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 76.1% green and 79.2% blue (154, 194, 202).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 31% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic (#99C1CC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.94:1).

#9AC2CA color codes

HEX	`#9AC2CA`
RGB	`rgb(154, 194, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 76.1%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 31%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 24%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 4%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.89, -11.44, -8.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.89, 14.18, 216.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.276, 49.716, 63.182)`
Decimal	`10142410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AC2CA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9AC2CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AC2CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9AC2CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ac2ca; }
.text { color: #9ac2ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ac2ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 194 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ac2ca, #9aaaca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #9AC2CA?: #9AC2CA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aquatic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AC2CA?: The RGB value is 154, 194, 202: 154 red, 194 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AC2CA?: The complementary color is #CAA29A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AC2CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.