A2CDCF

#A2CDCF closest to Wave

#A2CDCF 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 81.2% blue (rgb(162, 205, 207)). Its HSL value is 183° hue, 32% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 22% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. #A2CDCF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.17:1.

#A2CDCF color conversion

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Variations of #A2CDCF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#A2CDCF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

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

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

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

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Tetradic

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

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#A2CDCF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A2CDCF 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 #BEC2CF
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C7C9CF
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BEC9CF
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BEC2CF
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B7C6CF
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #94D0CD
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9CCECE
  • 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 #BDC7C8

#A2CDCF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.73:1 Very poor#A2CDCF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.17:1 Super#A2CDCF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A2CDCF in CSS

/* Wave */
.color { color: #A2CDCF; }
.background { background-color: #A2CDCF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A2CDCF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(162 205 207);
color: hsl(183 32% 72%);
color: oklch(0.818 0.045 199.8);

#A2CDCF FAQ

What color is #A2CDCF?

#A2CDCF 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 #A2CDCF?

#A2CDCF is rgb(162, 205, 207) in RGB, hsl(183, 32%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(22%, 1%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A2CDCF?

The complementary color of #A2CDCF is #CFA4A2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A2CDCF?

Black text has the best contrast on #A2CDCF: 12.17:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A2CDCF a warm or cool color?

#A2CDCF is a cool color.