What color is #A4D0C5?

#A4D0C5 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4D0C5?

The RGB value is 164, 208, 197: 164 red, 208 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4D0C5?

The complementary color is #D0A4AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4D0C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4D0C5 color

#A4D0C5 rgb(164, 208, 197)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A4D0C5 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 81.6% green and 77.3% blue (164, 208, 197).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 32% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Whirlpool (#A5D8CD), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.41:1).

#A4D0C5 color codes

HEX	`#A4D0C5`
RGB	`rgb(164, 208, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 81.6%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 32%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 21%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 5%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.2, -16.64, 0.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.2, 16.66, 177.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.941, 57.034, 61.295)`
Decimal	`10801349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4D0C5, 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 #A4D0C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4D0C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.41:1	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 #A4D0C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4d0c5; }
.text { color: #a4d0c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4d0c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 208 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4d0c5, #a4c5d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #A4D0C5?: #A4D0C5 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4D0C5?: The RGB value is 164, 208, 197: 164 red, 208 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4D0C5?: The complementary color is #D0A4AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4D0C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.