What color is #A9C4E8?

#A9C4E8 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Sky High. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9C4E8?

The RGB value is 169, 196, 232: 169 red, 196 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9C4E8?

The complementary color is #E8CDA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9C4E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9C4E8 color

#A9C4E8 rgb(169, 196, 232)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A9C4E8 is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 76.9% green and 91% blue (169, 196, 232).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 58% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Sky High (#A7C2EB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.75:1).

#A9C4E8 color codes

HEX	`#A9C4E8`
RGB	`rgb(169, 196, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 76.9%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 58%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 27%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 16%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.31, -1.1, -20.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.31, 20.88, 266.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.663, 53.739, 84.032)`
Decimal	`11125992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9C4E8, 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 #A9C4E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9C4E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.75:1	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 #A9C4E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9c4e8; }
.text { color: #a9c4e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9c4e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 196 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9c4e8, #ada9e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A9C4E8?: #A9C4E8 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Sky High. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9C4E8?: The RGB value is 169, 196, 232: 169 red, 196 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9C4E8?: The complementary color is #E8CDA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9C4E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.