What color is #A5D3CF?

#A5D3CF is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5D3CF?

The RGB value is 165, 211, 207: 165 red, 211 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5D3CF?

The complementary color is #D3A5A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5D3CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5D3CF color

#A5D3CF rgb(165, 211, 207)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A5D3CF is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 82.7% green and 81.2% blue (165, 211, 207).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 34% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.82:1).

#A5D3CF color codes

HEX	`#A5D3CF`
RGB	`rgb(165, 211, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 82.7%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 34%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 22%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 2%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.34, -15.76, -2.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.34, 16.03, 190.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.07, 59.091, 67.787)`
Decimal	`10867663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5D3CF, 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 #A5D3CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5D3CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.82:1	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 #A5D3CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5d3cf; }
.text { color: #a5d3cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5d3cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 211 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5d3cf, #a5c0d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #A5D3CF?: #A5D3CF is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5D3CF?: The RGB value is 165, 211, 207: 165 red, 211 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5D3CF?: The complementary color is #D3A5A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5D3CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.