What color is #A8CBC5?

#A8CBC5 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8CBC5?

The RGB value is 168, 203, 197: 168 red, 203 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8CBC5?

The complementary color is #CBA8AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8CBC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8CBC5 color

#A8CBC5 rgb(168, 203, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8CBC5 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 79.6% green and 77.3% blue (168, 203, 197).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 25% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.01:1).

#A8CBC5 color codes

HEX	`#A8CBC5`
RGB	`rgb(168, 203, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 79.6%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 25%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 3%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.08, -12.82, -0.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.08, 12.85, 183.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.58, 55.067, 60.935)`
Decimal	`11062213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8CBC5, 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 #A8CBC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8CBC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.01:1	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 #A8CBC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8cbc5; }
.text { color: #a8cbc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8cbc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 203 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8cbc5, #a8bfcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #A8CBC5?: #A8CBC5 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8CBC5?: The RGB value is 168, 203, 197: 168 red, 203 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8CBC5?: The complementary color is #CBA8AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8CBC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.