Start generating
A2CDCA

#A2CDCA closest to Wave

#A2CDCA is a light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Wave. In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 80.4% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(162, 205, 202)). Its HSL value is 176° hue, 30% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. #A2CDCA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.12:1.

Make a palette with #A2CDCA

#A2CDCA color conversion

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSB / HSV
HWB
CMYK
XYZ
CIELAB
CIELCh
CIELUV
OKLCH

Variations of #A2CDCA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

A2CDCA8CB2AF779895637E7C4F66643C4E4D2A38371923220A0F0F010202

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

A2CDCAABD2CFB5D7D4BEDCDAC7E1DFD1E6E4DAEBEAE3F0EFECF5F4F6FAFA

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

A2CDCA9FC5C29CBDBB98B5B395AEAC92A6A48E9E9D8B9696878F8E848787

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

B4CBB0AFCCB4AACDBAA7CDBFA4CDC5A2CDCAA1CCCFA2CCD4A4CAD8A6C9DCAAC8DE

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

88BDD88DC1D592C4D397C7D09DCACDA2CDCAA8CBC4ADC9BFB2C6B9B7C4B3BBC2AE

#A2CDCA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

A2CDCACDA2A5
Open in generator →

Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

A2CDCACDA2BBCDB4A2
Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

A2CDCAA2CDB4A2BBCD
Open in generator →

Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

A2CDCACAA2CDCDCAA2
Open in generator →

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

A2CDCAA2A5CDCDA2A5CDCAA2
Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

A2CDCAB4A2CDCDA2A5BBCDA2
Open in generator →

#A2CDCA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A2CDCA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BFC2CB
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C8C8CA
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BEC9CA
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BFC2CB
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B8C6CA
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #95CFCC
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9DCECB
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C5C5C5
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BDC7C6

#A2CDCA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.73:1 Very poor#A2CDCA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.12:1 Super#A2CDCA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

Need another background? Pick any pair in the palette generator and open the contrast panel.

Colors similar to #A2CDCA

Palettes with #A2CDCA

#A2CDCA in CSS

/* Wave */
.color { color: #A2CDCA; }
.background { background-color: #A2CDCA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A2CDCA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(162 205 202);
color: hsl(176 30% 72%);
color: oklch(0.817 0.045 191.0);

#A2CDCA FAQ

What color is #A2CDCA?

#A2CDCA is a light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Wave. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #A2CDCA?

#A2CDCA is rgb(162, 205, 202) in RGB, hsl(176, 30%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 0%, 1%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A2CDCA?

The complementary color of #A2CDCA is #CDA2A5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A2CDCA?

Black text has the best contrast on #A2CDCA: 12.12:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A2CDCA a warm or cool color?

#A2CDCA is a cool color.