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A3CDCA

#A3CDCA closest to Wave

#A3CDCA is a light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Wave. In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 80.4% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(163, 205, 202)). Its HSL value is 176° hue, 30% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. #A3CDCA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.14:1.

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Variations of #A3CDCA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#A3CDCA 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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#A3CDCA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A3CDCA 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 #C0C2CB
  • 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 #BFC9CA
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C0C2CB
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B8C6CA
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #97CFCC
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9ECECB
  • 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

#A3CDCA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.73:1 Very poor#A3CDCA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.14:1 Super#A3CDCA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A3CDCA in CSS

/* Wave */
.color { color: #A3CDCA; }
.background { background-color: #A3CDCA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A3CDCA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(163 205 202);
color: hsl(176 30% 72%);
color: oklch(0.817 0.044 190.9);

#A3CDCA FAQ

What color is #A3CDCA?

#A3CDCA 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 #A3CDCA?

#A3CDCA is rgb(163, 205, 202) in RGB, hsl(176, 30%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 0%, 1%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A3CDCA?

The complementary color of #A3CDCA is #CDA3A6, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A3CDCA?

Black text has the best contrast on #A3CDCA: 12.14:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A3CDCA a warm or cool color?

#A3CDCA is a cool color.