What color is #A8D1CD?

#A8D1CD 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 #A8D1CD?

The RGB value is 168, 209, 205: 168 red, 209 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8D1CD?

The complementary color is #D1A8AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8D1CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8D1CD color

#A8D1CD rgb(168, 209, 205)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A8D1CD is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 82% green and 80.4% blue (168, 209, 205).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 31% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.67:1).

#A8D1CD color codes

HEX	`#A8D1CD`
RGB	`rgb(168, 209, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 82%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 31%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 20%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 2%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.92, -14.24, -2.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.92, 14.45, 189.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.965, 58.332, 66.372)`
Decimal	`11063757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8D1CD, 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 #A8D1CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8D1CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.67:1	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 #A8D1CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8d1cd; }
.text { color: #a8d1cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8d1cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 209 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8d1cd, #a8c1d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #A8D1CD?: #A8D1CD 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 #A8D1CD?: The RGB value is 168, 209, 205: 168 red, 209 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8D1CD?: The complementary color is #D1A8AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8D1CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.