What color is #A9CEB5?

#A9CEB5 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9CEB5?

The RGB value is 169, 206, 181: 169 red, 206 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9CEB5?

The complementary color is #CEA9C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9CEB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9CEB5 color

#A9CEB5 rgb(169, 206, 181)

Shades of green

The hex color #A9CEB5 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 80.8% green and 71% blue (169, 206, 181).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 27% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.18:1).

#A9CEB5 color codes

HEX	`#A9CEB5`
RGB	`rgb(169, 206, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 80.8%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 27%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 18%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 12%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.56, -17.17, 8.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.56, 19.11, 153.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.772, 55.913, 52.035)`
Decimal	`11128501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9CEB5, 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 #A9CEB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9CEB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.18:1	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 #A9CEB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9ceb5; }
.text { color: #a9ceb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9ceb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 206 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9ceb5, #a9cec8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #A9CEB5?: #A9CEB5 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9CEB5?: The RGB value is 169, 206, 181: 169 red, 206 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9CEB5?: The complementary color is #CEA9C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9CEB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.