What color is #A9C8AB?

#A9C8AB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9C8AB?

The RGB value is 169, 200, 171: 169 red, 200 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9C8AB?

The complementary color is #C8A9C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9C8AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9C8AB color

#A9C8AB rgb(169, 200, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #A9C8AB is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 78.4% green and 67.1% blue (169, 200, 171).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 22% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.54:1).

#A9C8AB color codes

HEX	`#A9C8AB`
RGB	`rgb(169, 200, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 78.4%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 22%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 16%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 15%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.69, -15.97, 11.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.69, 19.43, 145.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.365, 52.683, 46.352)`
Decimal	`11126955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9C8AB, 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 #A9C8AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9C8AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.54:1	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 #A9C8AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9c8ab; }
.text { color: #a9c8ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9c8ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 200 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9c8ab, #a9c8ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #A9C8AB?: #A9C8AB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9C8AB?: The RGB value is 169, 200, 171: 169 red, 200 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9C8AB?: The complementary color is #C8A9C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9C8AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.