What color is #A9C3DC?

#A9C3DC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Featherbed. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9C3DC?

The RGB value is 169, 195, 220: 169 red, 195 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9C3DC?

The complementary color is #DCC2A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9C3DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9C3DC color

#A9C3DC rgb(169, 195, 220)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A9C3DC is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 76.5% green and 86.3% blue (169, 195, 220).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 42% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Featherbed (#AFCBE5), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.53:1).

#A9C3DC color codes

HEX	`#A9C3DC`
RGB	`rgb(169, 195, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 76.5%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 42%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 23%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 11%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.66, -3.34, -15.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.66, 15.73, 257.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.792, 52.631, 75.284)`
Decimal	`11125724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9C3DC, 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 #A9C3DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9C3DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.53:1	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 #A9C3DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9c3dc; }
.text { color: #a9c3dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9c3dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 195 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9c3dc, #a9a9dc); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A9C3DC?: #A9C3DC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Featherbed. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9C3DC?: The RGB value is 169, 195, 220: 169 red, 195 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9C3DC?: The complementary color is #DCC2A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9C3DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.