What color is #A0E3CA?

#A0E3CA is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Freeze. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0E3CA?

The RGB value is 160, 227, 202: 160 red, 227 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0E3CA?

The complementary color is #E3A0B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0E3CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0E3CA color

#A0E3CA rgb(160, 227, 202)

Shades of green

The hex color #A0E3CA is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 89% green and 79.2% blue (160, 227, 202).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 54% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Freeze (#99DDCC), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.34:1).

#A0E3CA color codes

HEX	`#A0E3CA`
RGB	`rgb(160, 227, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 89%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 54%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 30%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 11%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.34, -26.24, 5.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.34, 26.81, 168.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.623, 66.673, 65.962)`
Decimal	`10544074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0E3CA, 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 #A0E3CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0E3CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.34:1	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 #A0E3CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0e3ca; }
.text { color: #a0e3ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0e3ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 227 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0e3ca, #a0dae3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A0E3CA?: #A0E3CA is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Freeze. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0E3CA?: The RGB value is 160, 227, 202: 160 red, 227 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0E3CA?: The complementary color is #E3A0B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0E3CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.