What color is #A9E5E1?

#A9E5E1 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pale Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9E5E1?

The RGB value is 169, 229, 225: 169 red, 229 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9E5E1?

The complementary color is #E5A9AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9E5E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.98:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9E5E1 color

#A9E5E1 rgb(169, 229, 225)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A9E5E1 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 89.8% green and 88.2% blue (169, 229, 225).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 54% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Pale Turquoise (#AFEEEE), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.98:1).

#A9E5E1 color codes

HEX	`#A9E5E1`
RGB	`rgb(169, 229, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 89.8%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 54%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 26%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 2%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.95, -19.74, -4.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.95, 20.18, 192.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.968, 69.907, 81.659)`
Decimal	`11134433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9E5E1, 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 #A9E5E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9E5E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.98:1	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 #A9E5E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9e5e1; }
.text { color: #a9e5e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9e5e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 229 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9e5e1, #a9cbe5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A9E5E1?: #A9E5E1 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pale Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9E5E1?: The RGB value is 169, 229, 225: 169 red, 229 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9E5E1?: The complementary color is #E5A9AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9E5E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.98:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.