What color is #A9C9BE?

#A9C9BE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9C9BE?

The RGB value is 169, 201, 190: 169 red, 201 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9C9BE?

The complementary color is #C9A9B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9C9BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9C9BE color

#A9C9BE rgb(169, 201, 190)

Shades of green

The hex color #A9C9BE is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 78.8% green and 74.5% blue (169, 201, 190).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 23% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.79:1).

#A9C9BE color codes

HEX	`#A9C9BE`
RGB	`rgb(169, 201, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 78.8%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 23%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 16%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 5%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.42, -12.88, 1.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.42, 13.02, 171.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.541, 53.925, 56.662)`
Decimal	`11127230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9C9BE, 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 #A9C9BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9C9BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.79:1	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 #A9C9BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9c9be; }
.text { color: #a9c9be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9c9be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 201 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9c9be, #a9c4c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A9C9BE?: #A9C9BE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9C9BE?: The RGB value is 169, 201, 190: 169 red, 201 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9C9BE?: The complementary color is #C9A9B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9C9BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.