What color is #A9CBC3?

#A9CBC3 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9CBC3?

The RGB value is 169, 203, 195: 169 red, 203 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9CBC3?

The complementary color is #CBA9B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9CBC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9CBC3 color

#A9CBC3 rgb(169, 203, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9CBC3 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 79.6% green and 76.5% blue (169, 203, 195).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 25% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.02:1).

#A9CBC3 color codes

HEX	`#A9CBC3`
RGB	`rgb(169, 203, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 79.6%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 25%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 4%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.09, -12.91, 0.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.09, 12.91, 179.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.566, 55.086, 59.746)`
Decimal	`11127747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9CBC3, 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 #A9CBC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9CBC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.02:1	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 #A9CBC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9cbc3; }
.text { color: #a9cbc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9cbc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 203 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9cbc3, #a9c2cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A9CBC3?: #A9CBC3 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9CBC3?: The RGB value is 169, 203, 195: 169 red, 203 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9CBC3?: The complementary color is #CBA9B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9CBC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.