What color is #A4D2D1?

#A4D2D1 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 #A4D2D1?

The RGB value is 164, 210, 209: 164 red, 210 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4D2D1?

The complementary color is #D2A4A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4D2D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4D2D1 color

#A4D2D1 rgb(164, 210, 209)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A4D2D1 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 82.4% green and 82% blue (164, 210, 209).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 34% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% 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 12.72:1).

#A4D2D1 color codes

HEX	`#A4D2D1`
RGB	`rgb(164, 210, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 82.4%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 34%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 22%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.06, -15.13, -4.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.06, 15.76, 196.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.862, 58.587, 68.991)`
Decimal	`10801873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4D2D1, 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 #A4D2D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4D2D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.72:1	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 #A4D2D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4d2d1; }
.text { color: #a4d2d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4d2d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 210 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4d2d1, #a4bcd2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #A4D2D1?: #A4D2D1 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 #A4D2D1?: The RGB value is 164, 210, 209: 164 red, 210 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4D2D1?: The complementary color is #D2A4A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4D2D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.