What color is #A9CEC7?

#A9CEC7 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9CEC7?

The RGB value is 169, 206, 199: 169 red, 206 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9CEC7?

The complementary color is #CEA9B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9CEC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9CEC7 color

#A9CEC7 rgb(169, 206, 199)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A9CEC7 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 80.8% green and 78% blue (169, 206, 199).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 27% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.34:1).

#A9CEC7 color codes

HEX	`#A9CEC7`
RGB	`rgb(169, 206, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 80.8%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 27%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 18%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 3%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.01, -13.63, -0.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.01, 13.64, 182.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.739, 56.7, 62.398)`
Decimal	`11128519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9CEC7, 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 #A9CEC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9CEC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.34:1	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 #A9CEC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9cec7; }
.text { color: #a9cec7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9cec7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 206 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9cec7, #a9c3ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #A9CEC7?: #A9CEC7 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9CEC7?: The RGB value is 169, 206, 199: 169 red, 206 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9CEC7?: The complementary color is #CEA9B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9CEC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.