What color is #A5CDDA?

#A5CDDA 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 #A5CDDA?

The RGB value is 165, 205, 218: 165 red, 205 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5CDDA?

The complementary color is #DAB2A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5CDDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5CDDA color

#A5CDDA rgb(165, 205, 218)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A5CDDA is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 80.4% green and 85.5% blue (165, 205, 218).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 42% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Light Blue (#ADD8E6), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.34:1).

#A5CDDA color codes

HEX	`#A5CDDA`
RGB	`rgb(165, 205, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 80.4%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 42%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 24%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 6%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.02, -10.27, -10.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.02, 14.89, 226.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50, 56.722, 74.63)`
Decimal	`10866138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5CDDA, 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 #A5CDDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5CDDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.34:1	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 #A5CDDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5cdda; }
.text { color: #a5cdda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5cdda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 205 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5cdda, #a5b3da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #A5CDDA?: #A5CDDA 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 #A5CDDA?: The RGB value is 165, 205, 218: 165 red, 205 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5CDDA?: The complementary color is #DAB2A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5CDDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.