What color is #A3C9D4?

#A3C9D4 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 #A3C9D4?

The RGB value is 163, 201, 212: 163 red, 201 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3C9D4?

The complementary color is #D4AEA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3C9D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3C9D4 color

#A3C9D4 rgb(163, 201, 212)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A3C9D4 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 78.8% green and 83.1% blue (163, 201, 212).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 36% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic (#99C1CC), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.86:1).

#A3C9D4 color codes

HEX	`#A3C9D4`
RGB	`rgb(163, 201, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 78.8%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 36%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 23%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 5%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.64, -10.13, -9.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.64, 13.98, 223.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.871, 54.312, 70.235)`
Decimal	`10734036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3C9D4, 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 #A3C9D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3C9D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.86:1	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 #A3C9D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3c9d4; }
.text { color: #a3c9d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3c9d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 201 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3c9d4, #a3b1d4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A3C9D4?: #A3C9D4 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 #A3C9D4?: The RGB value is 163, 201, 212: 163 red, 201 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3C9D4?: The complementary color is #D4AEA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3C9D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.