What color is #A8D0CA?

#A8D0CA 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 #A8D0CA?

The RGB value is 168, 208, 202: 168 red, 208 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8D0CA?

The complementary color is #D0A8AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8D0CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8D0CA color

#A8D0CA rgb(168, 208, 202)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A8D0CA is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 81.6% green and 79.2% blue (168, 208, 202).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 30% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.54:1).

#A8D0CA color codes

HEX	`#A8D0CA`
RGB	`rgb(168, 208, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 81.6%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 30%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 19%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 3%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.57, -14.35, -1.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.57, 14.42, 185.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.362, 57.699, 64.402)`
Decimal	`11063498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8D0CA, 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 #A8D0CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8D0CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.54:1	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 #A8D0CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8d0ca; }
.text { color: #a8d0ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8d0ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 208 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8d0ca, #a8c2d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #A8D0CA?: #A8D0CA 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 #A8D0CA?: The RGB value is 168, 208, 202: 168 red, 208 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8D0CA?: The complementary color is #D0A8AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8D0CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.