What color is #A4C1C9?

#A4C1C9 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Airborne. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4C1C9?

The RGB value is 164, 193, 201: 164 red, 193 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4C1C9?

The complementary color is #C9ACA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4C1C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4C1C9 color

#A4C1C9 rgb(164, 193, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4C1C9 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 75.7% green and 78.8% blue (164, 193, 201).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 26% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Airborne (#A2C2D0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.05:1).

#A4C1C9 color codes

HEX	`#A4C1C9`
RGB	`rgb(164, 193, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 75.7%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 26%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 18%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 4%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.22, -8.04, -7.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.22, 10.85, 222.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.92, 50.248, 62.579)`
Decimal	`10797513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4C1C9, 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 #A4C1C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4C1C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.05:1	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 #A4C1C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4c1c9; }
.text { color: #a4c1c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4c1c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 193 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4c1c9, #a4afc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #A4C1C9?: #A4C1C9 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Airborne. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4C1C9?: The RGB value is 164, 193, 201: 164 red, 193 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4C1C9?: The complementary color is #C9ACA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4C1C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.