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#A8DCD6 closest to Whirlpool

#A8DCD6 is a very light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Whirlpool. In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 86.3% green and 83.9% blue (rgb(168, 220, 214)). Its HSL value is 173° hue, 43% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 14% black. #A8DCD6 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.87:1.

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Variations of #A8DCD6

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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#A8DCD6 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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#A8DCD6 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A8DCD6 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CCCFD7
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D6D6D6
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CBD7D6
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CCCFD7
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C3D4D7
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #99DFDA
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A2DDD8
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D2D2D2
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C8D4D3

#A8DCD6 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.51:1 Very poor#A8DCD6 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.87:1 Super#A8DCD6 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A8DCD6 in CSS

/* Whirlpool */
.color { color: #A8DCD6; }
.background { background-color: #A8DCD6; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A8DCD6; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(168 220 214);
color: hsl(173 43% 76%);
color: oklch(0.857 0.054 187.4);

#A8DCD6 FAQ

What color is #A8DCD6?

#A8DCD6 is a very light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Whirlpool. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #A8DCD6?

#A8DCD6 is rgb(168, 220, 214) in RGB, hsl(173, 43%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(24%, 0%, 3%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A8DCD6?

The complementary color of #A8DCD6 is #DCA8AE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A8DCD6?

Black text has the best contrast on #A8DCD6: 13.87:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A8DCD6 a warm or cool color?

#A8DCD6 is a cool color.