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#a9ecdf

a light, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: turquoise

RGB
169, 236, 223
HSL
168°, 64%, 79%
CMYK
28, 0, 6, 8
Luminance
0.7375

Every format

HEX#a9ecdf
RGBrgb(169, 236, 223)
HSLhsl(168, 64%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 6%, 8%)
LABlab(88.8 -23.6 -0.4)
LCHlch(88.8 23.6 181.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.895 0.070 181.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #a9ecdf;
background-color: #a9ecdf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#a9ecdf] bg-[#a9ecdf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #a9ecdf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.663, green: 0.925, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#a9ecdf")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#a9ecdf on white: 1.33:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#a9ecdf on black: 15.75:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red66.3%
Green92.5%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan28.4%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow5.5%
Key (black)7.5%

Color previews

#a9ecdf text on a black background

contrast 15.75:1

Card sample

#a9ecdf text on a white background

contrast 1.33:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #a9ecdf;
Background color
Panel with #a9ecdf background
background-color: #a9ecdf;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #a9ecdf;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(169, 236, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(169, 236, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #a9ecdf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a9ecdf, #A9CCEC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #a9ecdf

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #a9ecdf in the Color Lab