What color is #A5D8CD?

#A5D8CD is a light, desaturated spring green known as Whirlpool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Whirlpool?

The RGB value is 165, 216, 205: 165 red, 216 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Whirlpool?

The complementary color is #D8A5B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5D8CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Whirlpool color: hex code #A5D8CD

#A5D8CD rgb(165, 216, 205)

Shades of teal

Whirlpool has the hex code #A5D8CD. It is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 84.7% green and 80.4% blue (165, 216, 205).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 40% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 15% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.3:1).

Whirlpool (#A5D8CD) color codes

HEX	`#A5D8CD`
RGB	`rgb(165, 216, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 84.7%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 40%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 24%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 5%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.66, -18.7, 0.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.66, 18.7, 179.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.089, 61.517, 66.928)`
Decimal	`10868941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Whirlpool, 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 #A5D8CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5D8CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.3:1	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 #A5D8CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5d8cd; }
.text { color: #a5d8cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5d8cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 216 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5d8cd, #a5c9d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

See #A5D8CD on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A5D8CD?: #A5D8CD is a light, desaturated spring green known as Whirlpool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Whirlpool?: The RGB value is 165, 216, 205: 165 red, 216 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Whirlpool?: The complementary color is #D8A5B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5D8CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.