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#A4DCEA Color

#A4DCEA is rgb(164, 220, 234) in RGB, hsl(192, 62%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 6%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Non-photo Blue (#A4DDED), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A4DCEA
HEX#A4DCEA
RGBrgb(164, 220, 234)
HSLhsl(192, 62%, 78%)
HSVhsv(192, 30%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 6%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(86.1% 0.06 214.8)
LABlab(84.25% -16.16 -13.01)
LCHlch(84.25% 20.74 218.85)

What #A4DCEA 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 #A4DCEA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#A4DCEA Channel Values

How #A4DCEA 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 164 · G 220 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 192° · S 62% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 192° · S 30% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 6% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.5:1 vs white · 14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A4DCEA 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 text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A4DCEA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A4DCEA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #A4DCEA

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A4DCEA.

How #A4DCEA 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#A4DCEA
Protanopia#D4D4EA
Protanomaly#C3D7EA
Deuteranopia#CCCCEB
Deuteranomaly#BDD2EB
Tritanopia#A1DEDE
Tritanomaly#A2DDE3
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A4DCEA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a4dcea: #A4DCEA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A4DCEA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a4dcea': '#A4DCEA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.863, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_a4dcea">#A4DCEA</color>
SVG fillfill="#A4DCEA"

More Teal Colors

#A4DCEA sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A4DCEA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A4DCEA?

#A4DCEA is a light teal — rgb(164, 220, 234) in RGB and hsl(192, 62%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Non-photo Blue (#A4DDED), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.12.

What is the RGB value of #A4DCEA?

#A4DCEA is rgb(164, 220, 234) — red 164, green 220, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A4DCEA?

#A4DCEA converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 6%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A4DCEA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A4DCEA scores 1.5:1 against white and 14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A4DCEA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A4DCEA 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 lightblue (#ADD8E6) at a CIE76 distance of 4.17, which is very hard to tell apart.

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