Information about #A1CDC8 color

#A1CDC8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A1CDC8 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(161, 205, 200) — 63.1% red, 80.4% green, 78.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 17 / 0 / 2 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned water-like cyan, #A1CDC8 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Half Kumutoto (#9CC8CA). Slightly further away sit Morning Glory (#9ED1D3) and Sinbad (#A6D5D0).

The recipe behind #A1CDC8 is rgb(161, 205, 200), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 12.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A1CDC8 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A1CDC8 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A1CDC8 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A1CDC8

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Sinbad color link
Sinbad

#A6D5D0

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Vitra color link
Vitra

#A1DCC7

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Cyan Opaque color link
Cyan Opaque

#92C7C7

Pastel Blue color link
Pastel Blue

#AEC6CF

Opal color link
Opal

#A8C3BC

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A1CDC8
  • RGB161, 205, 200
  • CMYK17, 0, 2, 20
  • CSSrgb(161, 205, 200)
  • HSL173°, 31%, 72%
  • HSL Precise173.182°, 30.556%, 71.765%
  • HSV173°, 21%, 80%
  • HSB173°, 21%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • GLSLvec3(0.631, 0.804, 0.784)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.631, 0.804, 0.784, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.631, 0.804, 0.784)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA1CDC8
  • DECIMAL ID10603976
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01