What color is #A0C7DC?

#A0C7DC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Metal Gear. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0C7DC?

The RGB value is 160, 199, 220: 160 red, 199 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0C7DC?

The complementary color is #DCB5A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0C7DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.7:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0C7DC color

#A0C7DC rgb(160, 199, 220)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A0C7DC is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 78% green and 86.3% blue (160, 199, 220).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 46% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Metal Gear (#A2C3DB), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.7:1).

#A0C7DC color codes

HEX	`#A0C7DC`
RGB	`rgb(160, 199, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 78%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 46%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 27%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 10%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.16, -8.15, -14.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.16, 16.79, 240.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.835, 53.486, 75.5)`
Decimal	`10536924`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0C7DC, 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 #A0C7DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0C7DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.7:1	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 #A0C7DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0c7dc; }
.text { color: #a0c7dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0c7dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 199 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0c7dc, #a0a9dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #A0C7DC?: #A0C7DC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Metal Gear. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0C7DC?: The RGB value is 160, 199, 220: 160 red, 199 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0C7DC?: The complementary color is #DCB5A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0C7DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.7:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.