What color is #A9CBCE?

#A9CBCE 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 #A9CBCE?

The RGB value is 169, 203, 206: 169 red, 203 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9CBCE?

The complementary color is #CEACA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9CBCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9CBCE color

#A9CBCE rgb(169, 203, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9CBCE is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 79.6% green and 80.8% blue (169, 203, 206).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 27% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% 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 12.12:1).

#A9CBCE color codes

HEX	`#A9CBCE`
RGB	`rgb(169, 203, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 79.6%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 27%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 18%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 1%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.39, -10.62, -5.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.39, 11.86, 206.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.856, 55.602, 66.539)`
Decimal	`11127758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9CBCE, 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 #A9CBCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9CBCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.12:1	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 #A9CBCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9cbce; }
.text { color: #a9cbce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9cbce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 203 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9cbce, #a9b9ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #A9CBCE?: #A9CBCE 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 #A9CBCE?: The RGB value is 169, 203, 206: 169 red, 203 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9CBCE?: The complementary color is #CEACA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9CBCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.