What color is #A5CFD4?

#A5CFD4 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5CFD4?

The RGB value is 165, 207, 212: 165 red, 207 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5CFD4?

The complementary color is #D4AAA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5CFD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.48:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5CFD4 color

#A5CFD4 rgb(165, 207, 212)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A5CFD4 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 81.2% green and 83.1% blue (165, 207, 212).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 35% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Wave (#A5CED5), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.48:1).

#A5CFD4 color codes

HEX	`#A5CFD4`
RGB	`rgb(165, 207, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 81.2%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 35%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 22%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 2%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.39, -12.63, -7.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.39, 14.45, 209.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.71, 57.377, 70.73)`
Decimal	`10866644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5CFD4, 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 #A5CFD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5CFD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.48:1	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 #A5CFD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5cfd4; }
.text { color: #a5cfd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5cfd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 207 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5cfd4, #a5b8d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A5CFD4?: #A5CFD4 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5CFD4?: The RGB value is 165, 207, 212: 165 red, 207 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5CFD4?: The complementary color is #D4AAA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5CFD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.48:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.