What color is #A9D1DA?

#A9D1DA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9D1DA?

The RGB value is 169, 209, 218: 169 red, 209 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9D1DA?

The complementary color is #DAB2A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9D1DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9D1DA color

#A9D1DA rgb(169, 209, 218)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A9D1DA is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 82% green and 85.5% blue (169, 209, 218).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 40% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Wave (#A5CED5), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.82:1).

#A9D1DA color codes

HEX	`#A9D1DA`
RGB	`rgb(169, 209, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 82%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 40%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 22%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 4%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.34, -11.14, -8.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.34, 14.19, 218.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.814, 59.096, 74.993)`
Decimal	`11129306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9D1DA, 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 #A9D1DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9D1DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.82:1	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 #A9D1DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9d1da; }
.text { color: #a9d1da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9d1da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 209 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9d1da, #a9b9da); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A9D1DA?: #A9D1DA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9D1DA?: The RGB value is 169, 209, 218: 169 red, 209 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9D1DA?: The complementary color is #DAB2A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9D1DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.