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#A3DBD2 Color

#A3DBD2 is rgb(163, 219, 210) in RGB, hsl(170, 44%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 4%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Robin Egg Blue (#96DED1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A3DBD2
HEX#A3DBD2
RGBrgb(163, 219, 210)
HSLhsl(170, 44%, 75%)
HSVhsv(170, 26%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 4%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(85% 0.059 183.9)
LABlab(83.36% -20.05 -1.70)
LCHlch(83.36% 20.12 184.85)

What #A3DBD2 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A3DBD2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 5.47Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 6.92Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 8.26Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 8.68Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 10.41Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 11.39

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#A3DBD2 Channel Values

How #A3DBD2 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 163 · G 219 · B 2108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 170° · S 44% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 170° · S 26% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 4% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.54:1 vs white · 13.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A3DBD2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A3DBD2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A3DBD2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A3DBD2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A3DBD2
Complementary
#DBA3AD
Analogous
#A3DBB6
Analogous
#A3C9DB
Triadic
#D2A3DB
Triadic
#DBD2A3
Split comp.
#DBA3C9
Split comp.
#DBB6A3

Tints & Shades of #A3DBD2

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AEE0D7
#BDE5DF
#C8EAE4
#D3EEE9
#DEF2EF
#EDF8F6

Shades

#7ECDC0
#5ABFAE
#40A594
#317D70
#22584F
#14332E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A3DBD2.

How #A3DBD2 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A3DBD2
Protanopia#D3D3D2
Protanomaly#C2D6D2
Deuteranopia#CBCBD3
Deuteranomaly#BCD1D3
Tritanopia#A5DADA
Tritanomaly#A4DAD7
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A3DBD2 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a3dbd2: #A3DBD2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A3DBD2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a3dbd2': '#A3DBD2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.859, blue: 0.824)
Android XML<color name="color_a3dbd2">#A3DBD2</color>
SVG fillfill="#A3DBD2"

More Teal Colors

#A3DBD2 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A3DBD2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A3DBD2?

#A3DBD2 is a light teal — rgb(163, 219, 210) in RGB and hsl(170, 44%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Robin Egg Blue (#96DED1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.47.

What is the RGB value of #A3DBD2?

#A3DBD2 is rgb(163, 219, 210) — red 163, green 219, and blue 210 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A3DBD2?

#A3DBD2 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 4%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A3DBD2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A3DBD2 scores 1.54:1 against white and 13.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A3DBD2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A3DBD2 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 8.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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