What color is #A9D4D0?

#A9D4D0 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 #A9D4D0?

The RGB value is 169, 212, 208: 169 red, 212 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9D4D0?

The complementary color is #D4A9AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9D4D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9D4D0 color

#A9D4D0 rgb(169, 212, 208)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A9D4D0 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 83.1% green and 81.6% blue (169, 212, 208).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 33% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.02:1).

#A9D4D0 color codes

HEX	`#A9D4D0`
RGB	`rgb(169, 212, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 83.1%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 33%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 20%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 2%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.88, -14.83, -2.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.88, 15.06, 190.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.288, 60.074, 68.555)`
Decimal	`11130064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9D4D0, 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 #A9D4D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9D4D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.02:1	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 #A9D4D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9d4d0; }
.text { color: #a9d4d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9d4d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 212 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9d4d0, #a9c3d4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A9D4D0?: #A9D4D0 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 #A9D4D0?: The RGB value is 169, 212, 208: 169 red, 212 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9D4D0?: The complementary color is #D4A9AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9D4D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.