What color is #A9CAAD?

#A9CAAD 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 #A9CAAD?

The RGB value is 169, 202, 173: 169 red, 202 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9CAAD?

The complementary color is #CAA9C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9CAAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9CAAD color

#A9CAAD rgb(169, 202, 173)

Shades of green

The hex color #A9CAAD is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 79.2% green and 67.8% blue (169, 202, 173).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 24% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.74:1).

#A9CAAD color codes

HEX	`#A9CAAD`
RGB	`rgb(169, 202, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 79.2%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 24%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 16%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 14%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.28, -16.62, 10.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.28, 19.85, 146.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.024, 53.692, 47.519)`
Decimal	`11127469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9CAAD, 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 #A9CAAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9CAAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.74:1	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 #A9CAAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9caad; }
.text { color: #a9caad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9caad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 202 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9caad, #a9cabd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #A9CAAD?: #A9CAAD 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 #A9CAAD?: The RGB value is 169, 202, 173: 169 red, 202 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9CAAD?: The complementary color is #CAA9C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9CAAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.