What color is #A0DAD8?

#A0DAD8 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aqua Fiesta. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0DAD8?

The RGB value is 160, 218, 216: 160 red, 218 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0DAD8?

The complementary color is #DAA0A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0DAD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0DAD8 color

#A0DAD8 rgb(160, 218, 216)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A0DAD8 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 85.5% green and 84.7% blue (160, 218, 216).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 44% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Aqua Fiesta (#96E2E1), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.51:1).

#A0DAD8 color codes

HEX	`#A0DAD8`
RGB	`rgb(160, 218, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 85.5%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 44%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 27%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 1%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.22, -18.83, -5.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.22, 19.48, 194.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.959, 62.572, 74.292)`
Decimal	`10541784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0DAD8, 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 #A0DAD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0DAD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.51:1	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 #A0DAD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0dad8; }
.text { color: #a0dad8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0dad8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 218 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0dad8, #a0bfda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #A0DAD8?: #A0DAD8 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aqua Fiesta. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0DAD8?: The RGB value is 160, 218, 216: 160 red, 218 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0DAD8?: The complementary color is #DAA0A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0DAD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.