What color is #A9CECC?

#A9CECC is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9CECC?

The RGB value is 169, 206, 204: 169 red, 206 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9CECC?

The complementary color is #CEA9AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9CECC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9CECC color

#A9CECC rgb(169, 206, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9CECC is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 80.8% green and 80% blue (169, 206, 204).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 27% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% 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 12.39:1).

#A9CECC color codes

HEX	`#A9CECC`
RGB	`rgb(169, 206, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 80.8%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 27%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 18%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 1%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.14, -12.6, -3.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.14, 12.97, 193.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.33, 56.936, 65.506)`
Decimal	`11128524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9CECC, 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 #A9CECC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9CECC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.39:1	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 #A9CECC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9cecc; }
.text { color: #a9cecc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9cecc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 206 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9cecc, #a9bece); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #A9CECC?: #A9CECC is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9CECC?: The RGB value is 169, 206, 204: 169 red, 206 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9CECC?: The complementary color is #CEA9AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9CECC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.