What color is #A9DCC8?

#A9DCC8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Quiet Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9DCC8?

The RGB value is 169, 220, 200: 169 red, 220 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9DCC8?

The complementary color is #DCA9BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9DCC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9DCC8 color

#A9DCC8 rgb(169, 220, 200)

Shades of green

The hex color #A9DCC8 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 86.3% green and 78.4% blue (169, 220, 200).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 42% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Jade (#B1E2CB), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.76:1).

#A9DCC8 color codes

HEX	`#A9DCC8`
RGB	`rgb(169, 220, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 86.3%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 42%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 23%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 9%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.86, -20.49, 4.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.86, 20.97, 167.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.378, 63.79, 64.185)`
Decimal	`11132104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9DCC8, 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 #A9DCC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9DCC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.76:1	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 #A9DCC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9dcc8; }
.text { color: #a9dcc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9dcc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 220 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9dcc8, #a9d6dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #A9DCC8?: #A9DCC8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Quiet Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9DCC8?: The RGB value is 169, 220, 200: 169 red, 220 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9DCC8?: The complementary color is #DCA9BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9DCC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.