What color is #A0CAC8?

#A0CAC8 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0CAC8?

The RGB value is 160, 202, 200: 160 red, 202 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0CAC8?

The complementary color is #CAA0A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0CAC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0CAC8 color

#A0CAC8 rgb(160, 202, 200)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A0CAC8 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 79.2% green and 78.4% blue (160, 202, 200).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 28% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.78:1).

#A0CAC8 color codes

HEX	`#A0CAC8`
RGB	`rgb(160, 202, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 79.2%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 28%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 21%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 1%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.39, -14.19, -3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.39, 14.63, 194.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.04, 53.883, 62.607)`
Decimal	`10537672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0CAC8, 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 #A0CAC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0CAC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.78:1	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 #A0CAC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0cac8; }
.text { color: #a0cac8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0cac8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 202 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0cac8, #a0b7ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #A0CAC8?: #A0CAC8 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0CAC8?: The RGB value is 160, 202, 200: 160 red, 202 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0CAC8?: The complementary color is #CAA0A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0CAC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.