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#A4DFCD Color

#A4DFCD is rgb(164, 223, 205) in RGB, hsl(162, 48%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 8%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Robin Egg Blue (#96DED1), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A4DFCD
HEX#A4DFCD
RGBrgb(164, 223, 205)
HSLhsl(162, 48%, 76%)
HSVhsv(162, 26%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 8%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(85.8% 0.065 173.9)
LABlab(84.41% -22.36 2.45)
LCHlch(84.41% 22.49 173.75)

What #A4DFCD 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 #A4DFCD, 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 green in the library.

#A4DFCD Channel Values

How #A4DFCD 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 223 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 162° · S 48% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 162° · S 26% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 8% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.5:1 vs white · 14.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A4DFCD 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 text14.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A4DFCD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A4DFCD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A4DFCD; 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 #A4DFCD

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 #A4DFCD.

How #A4DFCD 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#A4DFCD
Protanopia#D6D6CD
Protanomaly#C4DACD
Deuteranopia#CECECF
Deuteranomaly#BFD5CE
Tritanopia#A7DDDD
Tritanomaly#A6DED7
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A4DFCD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a4dfcd: #A4DFCD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A4DFCD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a4dfcd': '#A4DFCD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.875, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_a4dfcd">#A4DFCD</color>
SVG fillfill="#A4DFCD"

More Green Colors

#A4DFCD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A4DFCD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A4DFCD?

#A4DFCD is a light green — rgb(164, 223, 205) in RGB and hsl(162, 48%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Robin Egg Blue (#96DED1), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.87.

What is the RGB value of #A4DFCD?

#A4DFCD is rgb(164, 223, 205) — red 164, green 223, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A4DFCD?

#A4DFCD converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 8%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A4DFCD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A4DFCD scores 1.5:1 against white and 14.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A4DFCD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A4DFCD 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 10.87, which is visibly different.

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