Information about #A3DCDA color

#A3DCDA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A3DCDA is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(163, 220, 218) — 63.9% red, 86.3% green, 85.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 0 / 1 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated aqua cyan, #A3DCDA 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 Aqua Island (#A1DAD7). Slightly further away sit Pastel Cyan (#A4D8D8) and Crystal (#A7D8DE).

The recipe behind #A3DCDA is rgb(163, 220, 218), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 13.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A3DCDA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A3DCDA color variations

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

#A3DCDA 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 #A3DCDA

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

Aqua Island color link
Aqua Island

#A1DAD7

Pastel Cyan color link
Pastel Cyan

#A4D8D8

Crystal color link
Crystal

#A7D8DE

French Pass color link
French Pass

#A4D2E0

Charlotte color link
Charlotte

#A4DCE6

Sinbad color link
Sinbad

#A6D5D0

Scandal color link
Scandal

#ADD9D1

Ice Cold color link
Ice Cold

#AFE3D6

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A3DCDA
  • RGB163, 220, 218
  • CMYK22, 0, 1, 14
  • CSSrgb(163, 220, 218)
  • HSL178°, 45%, 75%
  • HSL Precise177.895°, 44.882%, 75.098%
  • HSV178°, 26%, 86%
  • HSB178°, 26%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.855
  • GLSLvec3(0.639, 0.863, 0.855)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.639, 0.863, 0.855, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.639, 0.863, 0.855)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA3DCDA
  • DECIMAL ID10738906
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01