What color is #A9C1BA?

#A9C1BA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9C1BA?

The RGB value is 169, 193, 186: 169 red, 193 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9C1BA?

The complementary color is #C1A9B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9C1BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9C1BA color

#A9C1BA rgb(169, 193, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9C1BA is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 75.7% green and 72.9% blue (169, 193, 186).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 16% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#A9C1BA color codes

HEX	`#A9C1BA`
RGB	`rgb(169, 193, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 75.7%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 16%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 12%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 4%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.14, -9.52, 0.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.14, 9.55, 175.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.293, 50.119, 53.785)`
Decimal	`11125178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9C1BA, 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 #A9C1BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9C1BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	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 #A9C1BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9c1ba; }
.text { color: #a9c1ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9c1ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 193 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9c1ba, #a9bcc1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A9C1BA?: #A9C1BA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9C1BA?: The RGB value is 169, 193, 186: 169 red, 193 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9C1BA?: The complementary color is #C1A9B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9C1BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.