What color is #A9CAD0?

#A9CAD0 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Wave. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9CAD0?

The RGB value is 169, 202, 208: 169 red, 202 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9CAD0?

The complementary color is #D0AFA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9CAD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9CAD0 color

#A9CAD0 rgb(169, 202, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9CAD0 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 79.2% green and 81.6% blue (169, 202, 208).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 29% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Wave (#A5CED5), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.05:1).

#A9CAD0 color codes

HEX	`#A9CAD0`
RGB	`rgb(169, 202, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 79.2%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 29%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 19%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 3%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.17, -9.68, -6.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.17, 11.74, 214.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.865, 55.229, 67.748)`
Decimal	`11127504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9CAD0, 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 #A9CAD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9CAD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.05:1	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 #A9CAD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9cad0; }
.text { color: #a9cad0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9cad0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 202 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9cad0, #a9b7d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #A9CAD0?: #A9CAD0 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Wave. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9CAD0?: The RGB value is 169, 202, 208: 169 red, 202 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9CAD0?: The complementary color is #D0AFA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9CAD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.