What color is #A4CCC4?

#A4CCC4 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 #A4CCC4?

The RGB value is 164, 204, 196: 164 red, 204 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4CCC4?

The complementary color is #CCA4AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4CCC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4CCC4 color

#A4CCC4 rgb(164, 204, 196)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A4CCC4 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 80% green and 76.9% blue (164, 204, 196).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 28% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.01:1).

#A4CCC4 color codes

HEX	`#A4CCC4`
RGB	`rgb(164, 204, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 80%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 28%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 20%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 4%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.08, -14.81, -0.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.08, 14.81, 181.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.864, 55.062, 60.373)`
Decimal	`10800324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4CCC4, 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 #A4CCC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4CCC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.01:1	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 #A4CCC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4ccc4; }
.text { color: #a4ccc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4ccc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 204 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4ccc4, #a4c0cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #A4CCC4?: #A4CCC4 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 #A4CCC4?: The RGB value is 164, 204, 196: 164 red, 204 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4CCC4?: The complementary color is #CCA4AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4CCC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.