What color is #A4F0E9?

#A4F0E9 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pale King’s Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4F0E9?

The RGB value is 164, 240, 233: 164 red, 240 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4F0E9?

The complementary color is #F0A4AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4F0E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.22:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4F0E9 color

#A4F0E9 rgb(164, 240, 233)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A4F0E9 is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 94.1% green and 91.4% blue (164, 240, 233).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 72% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Pale King’s Blue (#ABF5ED), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.22:1).

#A4F0E9 color codes

HEX	`#A4F0E9`
RGB	`rgb(164, 240, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 94.1%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 72%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 32%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 3%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.9, -24.78, -4.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.9, 25.11, 189.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.173, 76.092, 88.539)`
Decimal	`10809577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4F0E9, 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 #A4F0E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4F0E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.22:1	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 #A4F0E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4f0e9; }
.text { color: #a4f0e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4f0e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 240 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4f0e9, #a4d1f0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A4F0E9?: #A4F0E9 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pale King’s Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4F0E9?: The RGB value is 164, 240, 233: 164 red, 240 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4F0E9?: The complementary color is #F0A4AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4F0E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.22:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.