What color is #A8CDC4?

#A8CDC4 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8CDC4?

The RGB value is 168, 205, 196: 168 red, 205 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8CDC4?

The complementary color is #CDA8B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8CDC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8CDC4 color

#A8CDC4 rgb(168, 205, 196)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A8CDC4 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 80.4% green and 76.9% blue (168, 205, 196).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 27% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Whirlpool (#A5D8CD), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.19:1).

#A8CDC4 color codes

HEX	`#A8CDC4`
RGB	`rgb(168, 205, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 80.4%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 27%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 18%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 4%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.6, -14.05, 0.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.6, 14.06, 178.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.941, 55.972, 60.492)`
Decimal	`11062724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8CDC4, 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 #A8CDC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8CDC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.19:1	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 #A8CDC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8cdc4; }
.text { color: #a8cdc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8cdc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 205 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8cdc4, #a8c4cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #A8CDC4?: #A8CDC4 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8CDC4?: The RGB value is 168, 205, 196: 168 red, 205 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8CDC4?: The complementary color is #CDA8B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8CDC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.