What color is #A9CFC7?

#A9CFC7 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9CFC7?

The RGB value is 169, 207, 199: 169 red, 207 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9CFC7?

The complementary color is #CFA9B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9CFC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9CFC7 color

#A9CFC7 rgb(169, 207, 199)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A9CFC7 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 81.2% green and 78% blue (169, 207, 199).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 28% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Whirlpool (#A5D8CD), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.44:1).

#A9CFC7 color codes

HEX	`#A9CFC7`
RGB	`rgb(169, 207, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 81.2%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 28%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 18%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 4%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.28, -14.14, -0.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.28, 14.14, 180.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.981, 57.183, 62.478)`
Decimal	`11128775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9CFC7, 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 #A9CFC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9CFC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.44:1	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 #A9CFC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9cfc7; }
.text { color: #a9cfc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9cfc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 207 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9cfc7, #a9c4cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #A9CFC7?: #A9CFC7 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9CFC7?: The RGB value is 169, 207, 199: 169 red, 207 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9CFC7?: The complementary color is #CFA9B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9CFC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.