What color is #A9CADC?

#A9CADC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Life at Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9CADC?

The RGB value is 169, 202, 220: 169 red, 202 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9CADC?

The complementary color is #DCBBA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9CADC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9CADC color

#A9CADC rgb(169, 202, 220)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A9CADC is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 79.2% green and 86.3% blue (169, 202, 220).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 42% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Life at Sea (#AFC9DC), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.17:1).

#A9CADC color codes

HEX	`#A9CADC`
RGB	`rgb(169, 202, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 79.2%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 42%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 23%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 8%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.52, -7.05, -12.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.52, 14.41, 240.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.397, 55.842, 75.819)`
Decimal	`11127516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9CADC, 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 #A9CADC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9CADC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.17:1	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 #A9CADC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9cadc; }
.text { color: #a9cadc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9cadc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 202 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9cadc, #a9b0dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #A9CADC?: #A9CADC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Life at Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9CADC?: The RGB value is 169, 202, 220: 169 red, 202 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9CADC?: The complementary color is #DCBBA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9CADC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.