What color is #A3FFFD?

#A3FFFD is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Frostbite. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3FFFD?

The RGB value is 163, 255, 253: 163 red, 255 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3FFFD?

The complementary color is #FFA3A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3FFFD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.28:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3FFFD color

#A3FFFD rgb(163, 255, 253)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A3FFFD is a light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 100% green and 99.2% blue (163, 255, 253).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 100% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Frostbite (#ACFFFC), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.28:1).

#A3FFFD color codes

HEX	`#A3FFFD`
RGB	`rgb(163, 255, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 100%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 100%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 36%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 1%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.48, -27.73, -7.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.48, 28.79, 195.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.587, 86.394, 105.971)`
Decimal	`10747901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3FFFD, 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 #A3FFFD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3FFFD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.28:1	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 #A3FFFD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3fffd; }
.text { color: #a3fffd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3fffd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 255 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3fffd, #a3d3ff); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A3FFFD?: #A3FFFD is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Frostbite. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3FFFD?: The RGB value is 163, 255, 253: 163 red, 255 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3FFFD?: The complementary color is #FFA3A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3FFFD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.28:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.