What color is #A1D0CC?

#A1D0CC 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 #A1D0CC?

The RGB value is 161, 208, 204: 161 red, 208 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1D0CC?

The complementary color is #D0A1A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1D0CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1D0CC color

#A1D0CC rgb(161, 208, 204)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A1D0CC is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 81.6% green and 80% blue (161, 208, 204).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 33% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.41:1).

#A1D0CC color codes

HEX	`#A1D0CC`
RGB	`rgb(161, 208, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 81.6%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 33%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 23%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 2%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.21, -16.09, -3.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.21, 16.38, 190.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.15, 57.047, 65.589)`
Decimal	`10604748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1D0CC, 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 #A1D0CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1D0CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.41:1	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 #A1D0CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1d0cc; }
.text { color: #a1d0cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1d0cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 208 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1d0cc, #a1bcd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #A1D0CC?: #A1D0CC 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 #A1D0CC?: The RGB value is 161, 208, 204: 161 red, 208 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1D0CC?: The complementary color is #D0A1A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1D0CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.