What color is #A0E5D9?

#A0E5D9 is a light, moderate spring green known as Sea Glass Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sea Glass Teal?

The RGB value is 160, 229, 217: 160 red, 229 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sea Glass Teal?

The complementary color is #E5A0AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0E5D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.7:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sea Glass Teal color: hex code #A0E5D9

#A0E5D9 rgb(160, 229, 217)

Shades of teal

Sea Glass Teal has the hex code #A0E5D9. It is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 89.8% green and 85.1% blue (160, 229, 217).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 57% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 10% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.7:1).

Sea Glass Teal (#A0E5D9) color codes

HEX	`#A0E5D9`
RGB	`rgb(160, 229, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 89.8%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 57%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 30%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 5%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.27, -24.05, -1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.27, 24.07, 182.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.037, 68.519, 75.958)`
Decimal	`10544601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sea Glass Teal, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A0E5D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0E5D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A0E5D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0e5d9; }
.text { color: #a0e5d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0e5d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 229 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0e5d9, #a0cfe5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

See #A0E5D9 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A0E5D9?: #A0E5D9 is a light, moderate spring green known as Sea Glass Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sea Glass Teal?: The RGB value is 160, 229, 217: 160 red, 229 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sea Glass Teal?: The complementary color is #E5A0AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0E5D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.7:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.