What color is #A8CEC9?

#A8CEC9 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8CEC9?

The RGB value is 168, 206, 201: 168 red, 206 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8CEC9?

The complementary color is #CEA8AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8CEC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8CEC9 color

#A8CEC9 rgb(168, 206, 201)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A8CEC9 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 80.8% green and 78.8% blue (168, 206, 201).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 28% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.34:1).

#A8CEC9 color codes

HEX	`#A8CEC9`
RGB	`rgb(168, 206, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 80.8%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 28%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 18%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 2%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80, -13.54, -1.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80, 13.64, 187.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.759, 56.683, 63.619)`
Decimal	`11062985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8CEC9, 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 #A8CEC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8CEC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.34:1	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 #A8CEC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8cec9; }
.text { color: #a8cec9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8cec9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 206 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8cec9, #a8c0ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #A8CEC9?: #A8CEC9 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8CEC9?: The RGB value is 168, 206, 201: 168 red, 206 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8CEC9?: The complementary color is #CEA8AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8CEC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.