What color is #A9C5D5?

#A9C5D5 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Life at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9C5D5?

The RGB value is 169, 197, 213: 169 red, 197 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9C5D5?

The complementary color is #D5B9A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9C5D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9C5D5 color

#A9C5D5 rgb(169, 197, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9C5D5 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 77.3% green and 83.5% blue (169, 197, 213).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 34% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Life at Sea (#AFC9DC), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.63:1).

#A9C5D5 color codes

HEX	`#A9C5D5`
RGB	`rgb(169, 197, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 77.3%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 34%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 21%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 8%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.98, -5.97, -11.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.98, 12.62, 241.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.335, 53.17, 70.654)`
Decimal	`11126229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9C5D5, 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 #A9C5D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9C5D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.63:1	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 #A9C5D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9c5d5; }
.text { color: #a9c5d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9c5d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 197 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9c5d5, #a9afd5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #A9C5D5?: #A9C5D5 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Life at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9C5D5?: The RGB value is 169, 197, 213: 169 red, 197 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9C5D5?: The complementary color is #D5B9A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9C5D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.