What color is #A3CAC5?

#A3CAC5 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 #A3CAC5?

The RGB value is 163, 202, 197: 163 red, 202 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3CAC5?

The complementary color is #CAA3A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3CAC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3CAC5 color

#A3CAC5 rgb(163, 202, 197)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A3CAC5 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 79.2% green and 77.3% blue (163, 202, 197).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 27% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 21% 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 11.81:1).

#A3CAC5 color codes

HEX	`#A3CAC5`
RGB	`rgb(163, 202, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 79.2%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 27%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 19%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 2%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.5, -13.89, -1.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.5, 14, 187.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.3, 54.057, 60.807)`
Decimal	`10734277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3CAC5, 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 #A3CAC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3CAC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.81:1	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 #A3CAC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3cac5; }
.text { color: #a3cac5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3cac5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 202 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3cac5, #a3bbca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #A3CAC5?: #A3CAC5 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 #A3CAC5?: The RGB value is 163, 202, 197: 163 red, 202 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3CAC5?: The complementary color is #CAA3A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3CAC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.