What color is #A9CBD9?

#A9CBD9 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Airborne. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9CBD9?

The RGB value is 169, 203, 217: 169 red, 203 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9CBD9?

The complementary color is #D9B7A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9CBD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9CBD9 color

#A9CBD9 rgb(169, 203, 217)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A9CBD9 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 79.6% green and 85.1% blue (169, 203, 217).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 39% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Airborne (#A2C2D0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.23:1).

#A9CBD9 color codes

HEX	`#A9CBD9`
RGB	`rgb(169, 203, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 79.6%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 39%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 22%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 6%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.7, -8.24, -10.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.7, 13.5, 232.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.239, 56.155, 73.824)`
Decimal	`11127769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9CBD9, 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 #A9CBD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9CBD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.23:1	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 #A9CBD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9cbd9; }
.text { color: #a9cbd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9cbd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 203 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9cbd9, #a9b3d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A9CBD9?: #A9CBD9 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Airborne. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9CBD9?: The RGB value is 169, 203, 217: 169 red, 203 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9CBD9?: The complementary color is #D9B7A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9CBD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.