What color is #A4CFDC?

#A4CFDC is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Light Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4CFDC?

The RGB value is 164, 207, 220: 164 red, 207 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4CFDC?

The complementary color is #DCB1A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4CFDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4CFDC color

#A4CFDC rgb(164, 207, 220)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A4CFDC is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 81.2% green and 86.3% blue (164, 207, 220).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 44% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Light Blue (#ADD8E6), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.54:1).

#A4CFDC color codes

HEX	`#A4CFDC`
RGB	`rgb(164, 207, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 81.2%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 44%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 25%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 6%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.56, -11.15, -11.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.56, 15.7, 224.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.537, 57.683, 76.168)`
Decimal	`10801116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4CFDC, 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 #A4CFDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4CFDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.54:1	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 #A4CFDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4cfdc; }
.text { color: #a4cfdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4cfdc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 207 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4cfdc, #a4b3dc); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A4CFDC?: #A4CFDC is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Light Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4CFDC?: The RGB value is 164, 207, 220: 164 red, 207 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4CFDC?: The complementary color is #DCB1A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4CFDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.