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A4CDCD

#A4CDCD closest to Wave

#A4CDCD is a light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Wave. In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 80.4% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(164, 205, 205)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 29% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #A4CDCD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.19:1.

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Variations of #A4CDCD

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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#A4CDCD 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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#A4CDCD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A4CDCD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BFC3CD
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C7C9CD
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BFC9CD
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BFC3CD
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B8C6CD
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #97D0CD
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9FCECD
  • 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 #BEC7C7

#A4CDCD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.72:1 Very poor#A4CDCD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.19:1 Super#A4CDCD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A4CDCD in CSS

/* Wave */
.color { color: #A4CDCD; }
.background { background-color: #A4CDCD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A4CDCD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(164 205 205);
color: hsl(180 29% 72%);
color: oklch(0.819 0.043 196.3);

#A4CDCD FAQ

What color is #A4CDCD?

#A4CDCD 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 #A4CDCD?

#A4CDCD is rgb(164, 205, 205) in RGB, hsl(180, 29%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 0%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A4CDCD?

The complementary color of #A4CDCD is #CDA4A4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A4CDCD?

Black text has the best contrast on #A4CDCD: 12.19:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A4CDCD a warm or cool color?

#A4CDCD is a cool color.