What color is #A9DCAF?

#A9DCAF is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Big Spender. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9DCAF?

The RGB value is 169, 220, 175: 169 red, 220 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9DCAF?

The complementary color is #DCA9D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9DCAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9DCAF color

#A9DCAF rgb(169, 220, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #A9DCAF is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 86.3% green and 68.6% blue (169, 220, 175).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 42% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Big Spender (#ACDDAF), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.54:1).

#A9DCAF color codes

HEX	`#A9DCAF`
RGB	`rgb(169, 220, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 86.3%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 42%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 23%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 20%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.29, -25.19, 16.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.29, 30.31, 146.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.691, 62.715, 50.036)`
Decimal	`11132079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9DCAF, 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 #A9DCAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9DCAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.54:1	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 #A9DCAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9dcaf; }
.text { color: #a9dcaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9dcaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 220 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9dcaf, #a9dcc8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A9DCAF?: #A9DCAF is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Big Spender. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9DCAF?: The RGB value is 169, 220, 175: 169 red, 220 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9DCAF?: The complementary color is #DCA9D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9DCAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.