What color is #A0CCC7?

#A0CCC7 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0CCC7?

The RGB value is 160, 204, 199: 160 red, 204 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0CCC7?

The complementary color is #CCA0A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0CCC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0CCC7 color

#A0CCC7 rgb(160, 204, 199)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A0CCC7 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 80% green and 78% blue (160, 204, 199).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 30% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.96:1).

#A0CCC7 color codes

HEX	`#A0CCC7`
RGB	`rgb(160, 204, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 80%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 30%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 22%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 2%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.92, -15.43, -2.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.92, 15.59, 188.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.396, 54.781, 62.151)`
Decimal	`10538183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0CCC7, 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 #A0CCC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0CCC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.96:1	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 #A0CCC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0ccc7; }
.text { color: #a0ccc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0ccc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 204 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0ccc7, #a0bbcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #A0CCC7?: #A0CCC7 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0CCC7?: The RGB value is 160, 204, 199: 160 red, 204 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0CCC7?: The complementary color is #CCA0A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0CCC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.