What color is #A3CED4?

#A3CED4 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3CED4?

The RGB value is 163, 206, 212: 163 red, 206 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3CED4?

The complementary color is #D4A9A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3CED4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3CED4 color

#A3CED4 rgb(163, 206, 212)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A3CED4 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 80.8% green and 83.1% blue (163, 206, 212).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 36% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Wave (#A5CED5), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.34:1).

#A3CED4 color codes

HEX	`#A3CED4`
RGB	`rgb(163, 206, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 80.8%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 36%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 23%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 3%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80, -12.72, -7.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80, 14.83, 210.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.056, 56.681, 70.63)`
Decimal	`10735316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3CED4, 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 #A3CED4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3CED4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.34:1	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 #A3CED4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3ced4; }
.text { color: #a3ced4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3ced4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 206 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3ced4, #a3b5d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A3CED4?: #A3CED4 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3CED4?: The RGB value is 163, 206, 212: 163 red, 206 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3CED4?: The complementary color is #D4A9A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3CED4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.