What color is #A9CDCA?

#A9CDCA is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9CDCA?

The RGB value is 169, 205, 202: 169 red, 205 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9CDCA?

The complementary color is #CDA9AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9CDCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9CDCA color

#A9CDCA rgb(169, 205, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9CDCA is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 80.4% green and 79.2% blue (169, 205, 202).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 26% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.27:1).

#A9CDCA color codes

HEX	`#A9CDCA`
RGB	`rgb(169, 205, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 80.4%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 26%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 18%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 1%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.82, -12.5, -2.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.82, 12.74, 191.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.851, 56.36, 64.17)`
Decimal	`11128266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9CDCA, 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 #A9CDCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9CDCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.27:1	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 #A9CDCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9cdca; }
.text { color: #a9cdca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9cdca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 205 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9cdca, #a9becd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #A9CDCA?: #A9CDCA is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9CDCA?: The RGB value is 169, 205, 202: 169 red, 205 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9CDCA?: The complementary color is #CDA9AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9CDCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.