#A5CFCA Color

#A5CFCA is rgb(165, 207, 202) in RGB, hsl(173, 30%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 2%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Opal (#A8C3BC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A5CFCA

HEX#A5CFCA

RGBrgb(165, 207, 202)

HSLhsl(173, 30%, 73%)

HSVhsv(173, 20%, 81%)

CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 2%, 19%)

OKLCHoklch(82.3% 0.045 187.4)

LABlab(80.00% -15.10 -2.31)

LCHlch(80.00% 15.28 188.71)

What #A5CFCA 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 #A5CFCA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Opal#A8C3BCΔE 6.27 Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 8.45 Pastel Blue#AEC6CFΔE 9.72 Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 10.12 Light Blue#ADD8E6ΔE 10.53 Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 11.01

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

#A5CFCA Channel Values

How #A5CFCA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 165 · G 207 · B 202	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 173° · S 30% · L 73%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 173° · S 20% · V 81%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 20% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 19%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.7:1 vs white · 12.38:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A5CFCA 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 text1.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text12.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A5CFCA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A5CFCA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A5CFCA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #A5CFCA

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 #A5CFCA.

How #A5CFCA 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#A5CFCA

Protanopia#C9C9CA

Protanomaly#BBCBCA

Deuteranopia#C2C2CB

Deuteranomaly#B7C8CB

Tritanopia#A6CECE

Tritanomaly#A6CFCD

Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A5CFCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a5cfca: #A5CFCA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A5CFCA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a5cfca': '#A5CFCA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.647, green: 0.812, blue: 0.792)

Android XML<color name="color_a5cfca">#A5CFCA</color>

SVG fillfill="#A5CFCA"

More Teal Colors

#A5CFCA sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#A5CFCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A5CFCA?

#A5CFCA is a light teal — rgb(165, 207, 202) in RGB and hsl(173, 30%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Opal (#A8C3BC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.27.

What is the RGB value of #A5CFCA?

#A5CFCA is rgb(165, 207, 202) — red 165, green 207, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A5CFCA?

#A5CFCA converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 2%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A5CFCA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A5CFCA scores 1.7:1 against white and 12.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A5CFCA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A5CFCA 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 powderblue (#B0E0E6) at a CIE76 distance of 8.45, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #A5CFCA in a Tool

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to OKLCH Hex to Pantone Build a palette Make a gradient

Keep exploring: every teal in the color library, the guide to shades of teal, or the full color library.