What color is #A0C1CD?

#A0C1CD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Airborne. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0C1CD?

The RGB value is 160, 193, 205: 160 red, 193 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0C1CD?

The complementary color is #CDACA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0C1CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0C1CD color

#A0C1CD rgb(160, 193, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A0C1CD is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 75.7% green and 80.4% blue (160, 193, 205).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 31% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Airborne (#A2C2D0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

#A0C1CD color codes

HEX	`#A0C1CD`
RGB	`rgb(160, 193, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 75.7%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 31%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 22%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 6%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.08, -8.41, -9.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.08, 12.83, 229.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.584, 50.02, 65.052)`
Decimal	`10535373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0C1CD, 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 #A0C1CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0C1CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	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 #A0C1CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0c1cd; }
.text { color: #a0c1cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0c1cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 193 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0c1cd, #a0abcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #A0C1CD?: #A0C1CD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Airborne. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0C1CD?: The RGB value is 160, 193, 205: 160 red, 193 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0C1CD?: The complementary color is #CDACA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0C1CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.