What color is #A4BCCD?

#A4BCCD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Rendez-Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4BCCD?

The RGB value is 164, 188, 205: 164 red, 188 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4BCCD?

The complementary color is #CDB5A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4BCCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4BCCD color

#A4BCCD rgb(164, 188, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4BCCD is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 73.7% green and 80.4% blue (164, 188, 205).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 29% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Rendez-Blue (#ABBED0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.65:1).

#A4BCCD color codes

HEX	`#A4BCCD`
RGB	`rgb(164, 188, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 73.7%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 29%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 20%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 8%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.99, -4.51, -11.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.99, 12.15, 248.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.31, 48.266, 64.727)`
Decimal	`10796237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4BCCD, 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 #A4BCCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4BCCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.65:1	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 #A4BCCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4bccd; }
.text { color: #a4bccd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4bccd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 188 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4bccd, #a4a8cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A4BCCD?: #A4BCCD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Rendez-Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4BCCD?: The RGB value is 164, 188, 205: 164 red, 188 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4BCCD?: The complementary color is #CDB5A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4BCCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.