What color is #A5E8E3?

#A5E8E3 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Aqua Fiesta. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5E8E3?

The RGB value is 165, 232, 227: 165 red, 232 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5E8E3?

The complementary color is #E8A5AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5E8E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.25:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5E8E3 color

#A5E8E3 rgb(165, 232, 227)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A5E8E3 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 91% green and 89% blue (165, 232, 227).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 59% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Aqua Fiesta (#96E2E1), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.25:1).

#A5E8E3 color codes

HEX	`#A5E8E3`
RGB	`rgb(165, 232, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 91%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 59%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 29%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 2%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.61, -21.92, -4.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.61, 22.34, 191.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.234, 71.256, 83.343)`
Decimal	`10873059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5E8E3, 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 #A5E8E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5E8E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.25:1	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 #A5E8E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5e8e3; }
.text { color: #a5e8e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5e8e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 232 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5e8e3, #a5cce8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A5E8E3?: #A5E8E3 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Aqua Fiesta. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5E8E3?: The RGB value is 165, 232, 227: 165 red, 232 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5E8E3?: The complementary color is #E8A5AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5E8E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.25:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.