What color is #A4E6F1?

#A4E6F1 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Blizzard Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4E6F1?

The RGB value is 164, 230, 241: 164 red, 230 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4E6F1?

The complementary color is #F1AFA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4E6F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4E6F1 color

#A4E6F1 rgb(164, 230, 241)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A4E6F1 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 90.2% green and 94.5% blue (164, 230, 241).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 73% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Blizzard Blue (#A3E3ED), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.17:1).

#A4E6F1 color codes

HEX	`#A4E6F1`
RGB	`rgb(164, 230, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 90.2%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 73%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 32%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 5%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.4, -18.04, -11.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.4, 21.65, 213.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.479, 70.834, 93.74)`
Decimal	`10807025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4E6F1, 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 #A4E6F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4E6F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.17:1	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 #A4E6F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4e6f1; }
.text { color: #a4e6f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4e6f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 230 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4e6f1, #a4c0f1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A4E6F1?: #A4E6F1 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Blizzard Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4E6F1?: The RGB value is 164, 230, 241: 164 red, 230 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4E6F1?: The complementary color is #F1AFA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4E6F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.