What color is #A5CED5?

#A5CED5 is a light, desaturated cyan known as Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Wave?

The RGB value is 165, 206, 213: 165 red, 206 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Wave?

The complementary color is #D5ACA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5CED5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Wave color: hex code #A5CED5

#A5CED5 rgb(165, 206, 213)

Shades of teal

Wave has the hex code #A5CED5. It is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 80.8% green and 83.5% blue (165, 206, 213).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 36% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.39:1).

Wave (#A5CED5) color codes

HEX	`#A5CED5`
RGB	`rgb(165, 206, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 80.8%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 36%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 23%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 3%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.15, -11.9, -7.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.15, 14.29, 213.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.595, 56.944, 71.316)`
Decimal	`10866389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Wave, 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 #A5CED5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5CED5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.39:1	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 #A5CED5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5ced5; }
.text { color: #a5ced5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5ced5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 206 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5ced5, #a5b6d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #A5CED5 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A5CED5?: #A5CED5 is a light, desaturated cyan known as Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Wave?: The RGB value is 165, 206, 213: 165 red, 206 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Wave?: The complementary color is #D5ACA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5CED5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.