What color is #A4D1CD?

#A4D1CD 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 #A4D1CD?

The RGB value is 164, 209, 205: 164 red, 209 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4D1CD?

The complementary color is #D1A4A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4D1CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4D1CD color

#A4D1CD rgb(164, 209, 205)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A4D1CD is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 82% green and 80.4% blue (164, 209, 205).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 33% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.58:1).

#A4D1CD color codes

HEX	`#A4D1CD`
RGB	`rgb(164, 209, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 82%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 33%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 22%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 2%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.68, -15.47, -2.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.68, 15.73, 190.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.127, 57.899, 66.333)`
Decimal	`10801613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4D1CD, 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 #A4D1CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4D1CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.58:1	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 #A4D1CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4d1cd; }
.text { color: #a4d1cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4d1cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 209 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4d1cd, #a4bed1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #A4D1CD?: #A4D1CD 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 #A4D1CD?: The RGB value is 164, 209, 205: 164 red, 209 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4D1CD?: The complementary color is #D1A4A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4D1CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.