What color is #A9C6CB?

#A9C6CB is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9C6CB?

The RGB value is 169, 198, 203: 169 red, 198 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9C6CB?

The complementary color is #CBAEA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9C6CB?

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.

#A9C6CB color

#A9C6CB rgb(169, 198, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9C6CB is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 77.6% green and 79.6% blue (169, 198, 203).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 25% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Whisper (#A1BDBF), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A9C6CB color codes

HEX	`#A9C6CB`
RGB	`rgb(169, 198, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 77.6%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 25%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 2%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.95, -8.65, -5.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.95, 10.4, 213.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.333, 53.134, 64.25)`
Decimal	`11126475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9C6CB, 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 #A9C6CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9C6CB 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 #A9C6CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9c6cb; }
.text { color: #a9c6cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9c6cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 198 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9c6cb, #a9b5cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #A9C6CB?: #A9C6CB is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9C6CB?: The RGB value is 169, 198, 203: 169 red, 198 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9C6CB?: The complementary color is #CBAEA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9C6CB?: 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.