What color is #A2E8FF?

#A2E8FF is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Winter Wizard. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2E8FF?

The RGB value is 162, 232, 255: 162 red, 232 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2E8FF?

The complementary color is #FFB9A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2E8FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.52:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2E8FF color

#A2E8FF rgb(162, 232, 255)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A2E8FF is a light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 91% green and 100% blue (162, 232, 255).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 100% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Winter Wizard (#A0E6FF), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.52:1).

#A2E8FF color codes

HEX	`#A2E8FF`
RGB	`rgb(162, 232, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 91%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 100%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 36%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 9%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.26, -16.24, -18.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.26, 24.28, 228.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.801, 72.611, 105.347)`
Decimal	`10676479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2E8FF, 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 #A2E8FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2E8FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.52:1	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 #A2E8FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2e8ff; }
.text { color: #a2e8ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2e8ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 232 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2e8ff, #a2baff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #A2E8FF?: #A2E8FF is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Winter Wizard. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2E8FF?: The RGB value is 162, 232, 255: 162 red, 232 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2E8FF?: The complementary color is #FFB9A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2E8FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.52:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.