What color is #A9DBE1?

#A9DBE1 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Crystal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9DBE1?

The RGB value is 169, 219, 225: 169 red, 219 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9DBE1?

The complementary color is #E1AFA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9DBE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9DBE1 color

#A9DBE1 rgb(169, 219, 225)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A9DBE1 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 85.9% green and 88.2% blue (169, 219, 225).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 48% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Crystal (#A7D8DE), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.91:1).

#A9DBE1 color codes

HEX	`#A9DBE1`
RGB	`rgb(169, 219, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 85.9%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 48%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 25%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 3%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.24, -14.71, -8.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.24, 16.85, 209.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.28, 64.532, 80.763)`
Decimal	`11131873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9DBE1, 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 #A9DBE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9DBE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.91:1	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 #A9DBE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9dbe1; }
.text { color: #a9dbe1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9dbe1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 219 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9dbe1, #a9bfe1); }

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Questions

What color is #A9DBE1?: #A9DBE1 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Crystal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9DBE1?: The RGB value is 169, 219, 225: 169 red, 219 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9DBE1?: The complementary color is #E1AFA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9DBE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.