What color is #A4C9C6?

#A4C9C6 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4C9C6?

The RGB value is 164, 201, 198: 164 red, 201 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4C9C6?

The complementary color is #C9A4A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4C9C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4C9C6 color

#A4C9C6 rgb(164, 201, 198)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A4C9C6 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 78.8% green and 77.6% blue (164, 201, 198).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 26% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.75:1).

#A4C9C6 color codes

HEX	`#A4C9C6`
RGB	`rgb(164, 201, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 78.8%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 26%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 18%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 1%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.31, -12.85, -2.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.31, 13.11, 191.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.387, 53.742, 61.344)`
Decimal	`10799558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4C9C6, 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 #A4C9C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4C9C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.75:1	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 #A4C9C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4c9c6; }
.text { color: #a4c9c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4c9c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 201 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4c9c6, #a4b9c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #A4C9C6?: #A4C9C6 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4C9C6?: The RGB value is 164, 201, 198: 164 red, 201 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4C9C6?: The complementary color is #C9A4A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4C9C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.