What color is #A8D7DA?

#A8D7DA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Crystal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8D7DA?

The RGB value is 168, 215, 218: 168 red, 215 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8D7DA?

The complementary color is #DAABA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8D7DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.4:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8D7DA color

#A8D7DA rgb(168, 215, 218)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A8D7DA is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 84.3% green and 85.5% blue (168, 215, 218).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 40% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Crystal (#A7D8DE), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.4:1).

#A8D7DA color codes

HEX	`#A8D7DA`
RGB	`rgb(168, 215, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 84.3%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 40%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 23%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 1%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.91, -14.52, -6.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.91, 15.9, 204.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.1, 61.986, 75.483)`
Decimal	`11065306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8D7DA, 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 #A8D7DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8D7DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.4:1	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 #A8D7DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8d7da; }
.text { color: #a8d7da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8d7da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 215 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8d7da, #a8beda); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A8D7DA?: #A8D7DA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Crystal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8D7DA?: The RGB value is 168, 215, 218: 168 red, 215 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8D7DA?: The complementary color is #DAABA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8D7DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.4:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.