What color is #A8D5DC?

#A8D5DC is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Clear Water. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8D5DC?

The RGB value is 168, 213, 220: 168 red, 213 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8D5DC?

The complementary color is #DCAFA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8D5DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8D5DC color

#A8D5DC rgb(168, 213, 220)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A8D5DC is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 83.5% green and 86.3% blue (168, 213, 220).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 43% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Clear Water (#AAD5DB), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.22:1).

#A8D5DC color codes

HEX	`#A8D5DC`
RGB	`rgb(168, 213, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 83.5%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 43%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 24%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 3%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.42, -13.05, -8.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.42, 15.45, 212.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.857, 61.079, 76.701)`
Decimal	`11064796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8D5DC, 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 #A8D5DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8D5DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.22:1	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 #A8D5DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8d5dc; }
.text { color: #a8d5dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8d5dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 213 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8d5dc, #a8bbdc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A8D5DC?: #A8D5DC is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Clear Water. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8D5DC?: The RGB value is 168, 213, 220: 168 red, 213 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8D5DC?: The complementary color is #DCAFA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8D5DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.