#a2cadd Color Information

#a2cadd Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #a2cadd. In RGB, it consists of 63.5% Red, 79.2% Green, and 86.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 26.7% Cyan, 8.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 13.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 199.3°, with saturation of 46.5% and lightness of 75.1%. The decimal value for #a2cadd is 10668765, and its nearest "web safe" color is #99cccc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #a2cadd is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#a2cadd Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color162, 202, 221 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color63.5%, 79.2%, 86.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.365, 0.208, 0.133 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.267, 0.086, 0, 0.133 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color199.3°, 46.5%, 75.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color199.3°, 26.7%, 86.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color49.072, 55.143, 76.464 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color162, 186, 221 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10668765 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color79.124, -8.901, -13.765 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)79.124, 16.392, 237.114 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color79.124, -20.882, -20.012 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color74.258, -11.994, -9.070 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.272, 0.305, 55.143 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4288858845 / 0xffa2cadd Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#99cccc Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #a2cadd

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #a2cadd, its pure hue is 199.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 46.5%, and its lightness is 75.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #a2cadd, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #14191c to #8eb1c1.

Tints of #a2cadd

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #a2cadd, its pure hue is 199.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 46.5%, and its lightness is 75.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #a2cadd, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #aed1e1 to #f3f8fb.

Tones of #a2cadd

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #a2cadd, its pure hue is 199.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 46.5%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #a2cadd, which range from #c0c0c0 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #80d6ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #a2cadd

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #a2cadd! For #a2cadd, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #a2cadd. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #a2cadd

This color, #a2cadd, consists of 63.5% Red, 79.2% Green, and 86.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 162, Green = 202, Blue = 221. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #a2cadd is 26.7% Cyan, 8.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 13.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R63.5%
C26.7%
G79.2%
M8.6%
B86.7%
Y0.0%
K13.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 162 202 221
Octal 242 312 335
Hexa #a2 #ca #dd
Binary 10100010 11001010 11011101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 26 8 0 13
Octal 32 10 0 15
Hexa #1a #08 #00 #0d
Binary 00011010 00001000 00000000 00001101

Analogous Colors of #a2cadd

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #a2cadd — which has hue 199.3° — its analogous colors are located at 169.3° and 229.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a2cadd.

Triadic Colors of #a2cadd

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #a2cadd — which has hue 199.3° — its triadic colors are located at 79.3° and 319.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a2cadd.

Complementary Color of #a2cadd

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #a2cadd — which has hue 199.3° — its complementary color is located at 19.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a2cadd.

Split Complementary Colors of #a2cadd

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #a2cadd — which has hue 199.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 49.3° and 349.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a2cadd.

Tetradic Colors of #a2cadd

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #a2cadd — which has hue 199.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 109.3°, 199.3°, 289.3°, and 19.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a2cadd.

Monochromatic Colors of #a2cadd

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #a2cadd, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #8aa8b6 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #c9e7f5 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #a2cadd

We want to make getting started with #a2cadd on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #a2cadd into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #a2cadd can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #a2cadd with other HTML elements.

#a2cadd Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #a2cadd.
<span style="color: #a2cadd;">The color of this text is #a2cadd.</span>

#a2cadd Background Color

The background color for this text is #a2cadd.
<div style="background-color: #a2cadd; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #a2cadd.</div>

#a2cadd Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #a2cadd.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #a2cadd;">This color for the shadow of this text is #a2cadd.</span>

#a2cadd Border Color

This is a div with border color #a2cadd.
<div style="border: #a2cadd 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #a2cadd.</div>

#a2cadd Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #a2cadd on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a2cadd; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a2cadd on a white background.</div></div>

#a2cadd Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #a2cadd on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a2cadd; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a2cadd on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #a2cadd to White

This is a gradient from #a2cadd to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a2cadd,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a2cadd,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a2cadd,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a2cadd,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a2cadd to white.</div>

Gradient from #a2cadd to Black

This is a gradient from #a2cadd to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a2cadd,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a2cadd,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a2cadd,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a2cadd,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a2cadd to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #a2cadd

In addition to using #a2cadd on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #a2cadd in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #a2cadd, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 162, Green = 202, Blue = 221). If you need details about the color coordinates of #a2cadd in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #a2cadd
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(162, 202, 221)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #a2cadd; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #a2cadd; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #a2cadd; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(162, 202, 221);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#a2cadd")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:162, green:202, blue:221, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:162 green:202 blue:221 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(162f, 202f, 221f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(162, 202, 221);
 

#a2cadd Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #a2cadd the same way. For those with color blindness, #a2cadd might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #a2cadd looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #a2cadd is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #a2cadd looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #a2cadd will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #a2cadd is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.7:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text