What color is #A4BDCD?

#A4BDCD 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 #A4BDCD?

The RGB value is 164, 189, 205: 164 red, 189 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4BDCD?

The complementary color is #CDB4A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4BDCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4BDCD color

#A4BDCD rgb(164, 189, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4BDCD is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 74.1% green and 80.4% blue (164, 189, 205).

Its hue angle is 203°, 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 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

#A4BDCD color codes

HEX	`#A4BDCD`
RGB	`rgb(164, 189, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 74.1%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 29%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 20%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 8%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.26, -5.05, -10.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.26, 12, 245.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.524, 48.694, 64.799)`
Decimal	`10796493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4BDCD, 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 #A4BDCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4BDCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	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 #A4BDCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4bdcd; }
.text { color: #a4bdcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4bdcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 189 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4bdcd, #a4a9cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A4BDCD?: #A4BDCD 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 #A4BDCD?: The RGB value is 164, 189, 205: 164 red, 189 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4BDCD?: The complementary color is #CDB4A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4BDCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.