What color is #A7DADC?

#A7DADC is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Opal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7DADC?

The RGB value is 167, 218, 220: 167 red, 218 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7DADC?

The complementary color is #DCA9A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7DADC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.71:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7DADC color

#A7DADC rgb(167, 218, 220)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A7DADC is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 85.5% green and 86.3% blue (167, 218, 220).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 43% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Opal (#AEE0E4), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.71:1).

#A7DADC color codes

HEX	`#A7DADC`
RGB	`rgb(167, 218, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 85.5%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 43%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 24%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 1%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.72, -15.9, -6.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.72, 17.12, 201.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.922, 63.523, 77.116)`
Decimal	`11000540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7DADC, 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 #A7DADC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7DADC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.71:1	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 #A7DADC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7dadc; }
.text { color: #a7dadc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7dadc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 218 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7dadc, #a7bfdc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A7DADC?: #A7DADC is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Opal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7DADC?: The RGB value is 167, 218, 220: 167 red, 218 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7DADC?: The complementary color is #DCA9A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7DADC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.71:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.