What color is #A4DED4?

#A4DED4 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 #A4DED4?

The RGB value is 164, 222, 212: 164 red, 222 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4DED4?

The complementary color is #DEA4AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4DED4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4DED4 color

#A4DED4 rgb(164, 222, 212)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A4DED4 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 87.1% green and 83.1% blue (164, 222, 212).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 47% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Whirlpool (#A5D8CD), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.98:1).

#A4DED4 color codes

HEX	`#A4DED4`
RGB	`rgb(164, 222, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 87.1%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 47%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 26%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 5%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.43, -20.52, -1.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.43, 20.55, 183.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.311, 64.886, 71.99)`
Decimal	`10804948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4DED4, 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 #A4DED4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4DED4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.98:1	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 #A4DED4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4ded4; }
.text { color: #a4ded4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4ded4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 222 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4ded4, #a4cbde); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #A4DED4?: #A4DED4 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 #A4DED4?: The RGB value is 164, 222, 212: 164 red, 222 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4DED4?: The complementary color is #DEA4AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4DED4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.