What color is #A9CBC7?

#A9CBC7 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9CBC7?

The RGB value is 169, 203, 199: 169 red, 203 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9CBC7?

The complementary color is #CBA9AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9CBC7?

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.

#A9CBC7 color

#A9CBC7 rgb(169, 203, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9CBC7 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 79.6% green and 78% blue (169, 203, 199).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 25% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A9CBC7 color codes

HEX	`#A9CBC7`
RGB	`rgb(169, 203, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 79.6%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 25%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 2%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.2, -12.09, -1.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.2, 12.22, 188.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.024, 55.269, 62.159)`
Decimal	`11127751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9CBC7, 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 #A9CBC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9CBC7 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 #A9CBC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9cbc7; }
.text { color: #a9cbc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9cbc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 203 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9cbc7, #a9becb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #A9CBC7?: #A9CBC7 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9CBC7?: The RGB value is 169, 203, 199: 169 red, 203 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9CBC7?: The complementary color is #CBA9AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9CBC7?: 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.